Baltic Dry Index Snaps 4-Day Rally in Dry Bulk Market,International Shipping News 23/01/2026 The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, halted a four-day winning streak on Thursday, dropping 2.3% to 1,761 points, amid lower demand for larger vessels. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes such as iron ore and coal, slipped 5.2% to 2,589 points, after four consecutive sessions of advances. On the other hand, the panamax index, which usually carries 60,000-70,000 tons of coal or grain, rose 0.5% to 1,614 points; and the supramax index increased 23 points to its highest since January 5 at 1,019 points. Source: Trading Economics 2026-01-23 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share