Dry Bulk Weekly – May 7, 2012
(For The Week Ending May 4, 2012)
Baltic dry index rose 0.1% last week; Capesize Index was up 5.1%; Panamax Index fell 12.1%; Supramax Index was up 1.5%; Handysize Index rose 2.2%.
Iron ore inventory at Chinese ports and price mostly flat. Steel stockpiles fell further, but remained at elevated levels while price remained flat. Thermal coal inventory rose a bit, price unchanged.
Baltic Dry Index, China, Coal, Dry Bulk, Iron Ore, Shipping, Steel