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The Baltic Dry Index rose 1.9 percent to 2,593 on Tuesday, October 20, a second straight up session led by capesize rates after a slide that had cut average earnings 31 percent in a week.
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Transpacific on-time arrivals fell to 26.9% in September as blank sailings deepen. Why container freight rates hold near peaks while import volumes ease.
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The Baltic Dry Index closed at 2,511 on Friday October 16, its lowest since June 30 and down about 14% on the week, as Capesize daily earnings fell 31% and dragged the whole dry market toward its worst stretch of the year.
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On-highway diesel sat at $6.179 a gallon for the week ended October 12, up 68.6% from a year earlier even as it eased off the September peak. That is the number underneath this week's freight story: a fuel bill that keeps climbing while container rates are finally starting to turn.
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Two oil tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's IRGC says. Transit is already about a third below baseline as Brent touches $110.
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The Drewry World Container Index composite rose 3% to $4,485 per 40-foot container in week 42, led by Asia to Europe legs as Red Sea risk re-escalates, while transpacific pricing is mixed.
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The Baltic Dry Index fell 4.78% to 2,667 on Oct 14, its eighth straight losing session and lowest since July 29, as capesize earnings crashed on softer Chinese iron ore demand.
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Two container ships have been lost near the Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO logged five incidents in 48 hours, and oil hit a two-week high. Here is who pays: war-risk premia, rerouted loadings, and the pass-through into freight and fuel.
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Maersk raises its U.S. inland fuel surcharge by $75 to $215 per container from November 1, while the latest EIA weekly diesel print eased.
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U.S. on-highway diesel fell 18.3 cents to $6.199 per gallon for the week of October 5, but fuel remains more than 60 cents above late August, leaving transport costs sensitive to each new move.
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Hapag-Lloyd's October 7 notice sets a 7% fuel floater for Italy rail haulage from October 12, with truck and combined rail charges changing next week.
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September's ISM manufacturing Prices Index climbed to 77.9 even as new orders and backlogs strengthened. August wholesale sales rose 15.6% year over year, while inventories grew more slowly, leaving buyers to balance firm demand against costly inputs.
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