Dry Bulk Weekly – October 18, 2010

October 18th, 2010 by Belisarius

Baltic dry index rose 2.4% last week; Capesize Index was up 6.6%; Panamax Index fell 6.2%; Supramax Index was down 1.9%; Handysize Index was down 3.8%.

Capesizes still leading on iron ore demand from China. Strange that other vessel classes and not following…

Chart 1. Baltic Dry Indexes Relative Performance

Chart 2. Baltic Dry Index

Chart 3. Baltic Dry Index Components

Chart 4. China Iron Ore Price Fines CFR Main China Port

Chart 5. China Domestic Hot Rolled Steel Sheet Spot Average Price

Chart 6. Iron Ore Inventory At Chinese Ports

Chart 7. China Total Steel Inventory


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