Dry Bulk Weekly – April 18, 2011
(For The Week Ending April 15, 2011)
Baltic dry index fell 5.8% last week; Capesize Index was down 3.0%; Panamax Index fell 10.7%; Supramax Index was down 3.0%; Handysize Index rose 1.3%.
Huge drop in thermal coal stockpiles; Huge drop in steel inventory; Rising inventory of iron ore. Prices are strong. Monetary tightening still not affecting Chinese commodity demand much.
Baltic Dry Index, China, Coal, Dry Bulk, Iron Ore, Shipping, Steel