• app information exchange - the latest data show that on 4 february 2025, the baltic dry bulk index (bdi) newspaper, at point 1955, reached a new low of 3. 60 per cent since 26 january 2025, a decline in the ring ratio (compared to the previous value) and a decline (with zero growth) for the third consecutive day. According to the comprehensive short-term tables, the recent growth of 11 bdi data was positive 6 times, negative 5 times and zero times. Of these, 1685 points were reported by the panamanian freight index (bpi), a decrease of 2. 26 per cent over the previous value, 2994 points by the sea cylinder index (bci), a decrease of 5. 70 per cent, and 1,092 points by the bsi. The latest 720-day chart of the baltic dry bulk index plus three sub-items, the 10-year chart, etc., are detailed in the financial and economic mapping table
The baltic sea exchange dry bulk price index, a core indicator for measuring the global level of dry bulk bulk freighter shipping, fell to a low point over a week-long period on the wednesdays, mainly due to the persistent fall in the prices of both the market-friendly and panamanian-type large dry bulk ships, and the overall bulk bulk bulk market。
The baltic dry bulk index (bdi), which comprehensively tracks the market price performance of the three main types of dry bulk vessels, namely, capes of good hope, panama and ultra-having, fell significantly by 73 points that day, reaching 3. 6 per cent, eventually reporting 1955 points, has reached a new low since 26 january 2026 and marks the third consecutive trading day of the index, with a continuing pattern of vulnerability。
With regard to the breakdown of the ship-type index, the most significant drop was in the good hope cape price index for representatives of large dry bulk carriers, which dropped 181 points a day, exceeding 5. 7 per cent, or 2994 points, and became the most significant factor behind the drag-down composite index。
Angular vessels, which are the main bulk carrier in the field of dry bulk transport, routinely carry bulk bulk cargo of 150,000 tons of iron ore, coal (850105), with their average daily profit level falling sharply by $1635, single-day profits falling to $23,653, and the profits of shipowners operating were significantly reduced。
In the context of the simultaneous weakening of the bulk commodity end, the small downward trend in the price of iron ore futures on the commodity exchange, and the slowdown in demand downstream of the terminal, the overall market mood for trading continued to weaken, and was further transmitted to the dry bulk transport end, stifling the price performance of vessels associated with the transport of iron ore。
The panamanian shipping price index also recorded a decline of 39 points, or 2. 3 per cent, to 1685 points. The average daily earnings of vessels in this category, which mainly carry 60,000 to 70,000 tons of bulk coal (850105) and food, decreased by $349, the latest average daily profit was $15166 and the profit-making space for medium-sized dry bulk carriers shrunk simultaneously。
In contrast to the large ship pattern, the performance of small dry bulk ship plates was countered by a 9-point increase in the hyper-periphery cargo price index, which rose by 0. 8 per cent to 1,092 points, moving out of a small stand-alone situation in a weak overall market。
