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Today, Wednesday, January 14 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 42 points, reaching 1566 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-1566-down-42-points/Dalian iron ore futures edged up on Wednesday after China reported its highest ever monthly imports of the steelmaking ingredient and record-high steel exports. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) TIO1! ended daytime trade 0.06% higher at 821 yuan ($117.72) a metric ton. The benchmark February iron ore (SZZFG6) ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dalian-iron-ore-firms-as-chinas-ore-imports-steel-exports-hit-record-highs/Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today confirmed that its Board of Directors, with the recommendation of a committee of independent directors, unanimously rejected Diana Shipping Inc.’s non-binding indicative proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Genco not already owned by ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/genco-shipping-trading-rejects-non-binding-indicative-proposal-from-diana-shipping-inc/China’s steel exports hit a record monthly high in December, fuelled by front-loading driven by Beijing’s announcement of an export licence requirement for shipments from 2026. The world’s largest steel producer shipped 11.3 million metric tons of the metal used in construction and manufacturing last month, the highest for a single month, data from the ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-steel-exports-iron-ore-imports-hit-record-highs/“In 2025, seaborne coal shipments to China fell 10% as domestics supply increased and demand from steel manufacturing and electricity generation weakened. The decline affected shipments out of Indonesia, the US, Australia and Colombia in particular,” says Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO. China is the world’s largest importer of coal and the destination ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/coal-shipments-to-china-fall-10-with-further-decline-on-the-horizon/This weekly market monitor provides an analysis of the latest freight market developments. The focus is on Capesize losses, the subsequent downward adjustments in iron ore flow volumes, and the latest supply signals as indicated by ballasters. Sharp correction since the December peak highlights near-term pressure, though levels remain above last year (+51%) Key Takeaways ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bdi-softens-at-year-start-as-capesize-weakness-persists-weekly-dry-market-monitor/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for an eighth straight session on Wednesday and touched a six-month-low, hurt by weakness in the capesize segment. The main index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, lost 42 points, or 2.6%, to 1,566, its ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-at-six-month-low-as-capesize-segment-drags-rates-lower/Today, Tuesday, January 13 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 51 points, reaching 1608 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-1608-down-51-points/Today, Wednesday, January 14 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 42 points, reaching 1566 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-1566-down-42-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-1566-down-42-points/Swedish utility Vattenfall has now taken the full final investment decision (FID) for the Nordlicht offshore wind cluster with a capacity of over 1.6GW. This follows the irrevocable permit for the Nordlicht II offshore wind farm issued by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). Construction of the wind farms is planned to begin in 2026, …
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