Date updated:08-06-2008
Despite its importance in signaling current global growth trends, the Baltic Dry Bulk Index is hardly talked about by financial media pundits.
The Baltic Dry Index is an index covering dry bulk shipping rates and managed by the Baltic Exchange in London.
The Baltic Dry Bulk Index is an assessment of the price of moving the major raw materials by sea. Taking in 26 shipping routes measured on a timecharter and voyage basis, the index covers Supramax, Panamax, and Capesize dry bulk carriers carrying a range of commodities including coal, iron ore and grain.
Basically, it is an index, which signings how global trade and growth is currently fairing. And with the index down 14 consecutive days in a row, many market participants feel that global growth is indeed slowing.

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DRYS
Dryships Inc. - $6.36
- +0.95%
- $6.52
Dry Ships (DRYS): Which is the leading shipper of iron ore, coal, and grain DryShips currently owns a fleet of 46 dry bulk carriers with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 4.2 million deadweight tons (dwt) and consists of 5 Capesize, 31 Panamax, 2 Supramax and 8 newbuilding dry bulk vessels. Since the company’s inception, Dry Ships has 113% Return on Equity, with profit margins of 80% The company also has a very hot sub-company, mainly focused in the ultra-deep drilling market. Dry Ships is looking to ship this stub which it is looking to spin-off in the coming months.

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EGLE
Eagle Bulk Shippi - $5.79
- +0.70%
- $5.90
Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE): EGLE is one of the major bulk shippers of iron-ore (1,121,200MM tons), Coal (983,119MM tons), various Gains (901,790MM tons), Other Ores( 865,714MM tons) Cement (542,118MM tons), Coke (529,858MM tons) and Steel (617,589MM tons). They have an extremely young fleet of ships (average age of 5), meaning that Eagle won’t be affected by increases in commodity prices for sometime

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SBLK
Star Bulk Carrier - $3.15
- 0.00%
- $N/A
No Analysis added

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TOPS
Top Ships Inc. - $1.02
- 0.00%
- $N/A
No Analysis added

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EXM
Excel Maritime Ca - $7.13
- 0.00%
- $N/A
No Analysis added

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GNK
Genco Shipping - $24.44
- 0.00%
- $N/A
No Analysis added

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FRO
Frontline Ltd - $28.55
- +1.10%
- $28.80
No Analysis added

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TK
Teekay Corp - $25.00
- 0.00%
- $N/A
No Analysis added
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