Freight Rates News


Baltic Index Hits Third Weekly Loss As Capesize Rates Remain Weak

Oct 16, 2026

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Friday, extending losses to a third straight week as weakness in capesize vessel rates continued to weigh on the market.The main Baltic index…

Russian Oil Freight Rates Spike On Security Risks, Vessel Availability

Aug 25, 2026

Freight rates for tanker shipments of Russia's flagship Urals crude from western ports to India, the grade's main market, have surged in August as strong demand for vessels and mounting security risks linked to carrying Russian oil drove up costs…

Sogese H2 Market Update Foreshadows Geopolitical Impact on Global Shipping

Jul 15, 2026

Container freight rates have continued to climb into July, with Drewry's World Container Index reaching $4,639 per forty-foot container on July 9, its highest level since September 2024, driven largely by rising rates on Asia-Europe trade routes…

Urals Freight Rates to India Drop As Tanker Availability Increases

Jul 10, 2026

Freight rates for tanker shipments of Russia's Urals crude from western ports to India have fallen in July from the previous month as summer season and increased vessel availability eased pressure on the market, according to three trading sources…

Baltic Exchange Considers Amending Methodology for Middle East Benchmarks

Apr 20, 2026

The Baltic Exchange, which tracks and assesses freight rates, on Monday proposed amending its methodology on all Middle East benchmarks, citing the escalating geopolitical disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Middle East region,…

Urals Oil Prices at Russian Ports Rise Amidst Cheaper Freight Costs

Apr 15, 2026

The discount for Russian Urals oil on a FOB basis for cargoes loading from the Baltic port of Primorsk in April narrowed to $15-$17 per barrel versus dated Brent from about $24-$27 per barrel in the second half of March, as falling freight rates reduced costs for Russian sellers…

Urals Freight Rates to India Rise Due to Bad Weather, War Risks

Jan 16, 2026

Freight rates for tankers to ship Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India have risen this month, as bad weather made fewer vessels available, disrupted loading and unloading and the cost of insuring for war risks increased, industry sources told Reuters on Friday…

Maersk Shares Q3 Report Above Forecast, Warns Falling Freight Rates Will Impact Q4

Nov 06, 2025

Shipping group Maersk reported better-than-expected third-quarter results on Thursday but warned falling freight rates were set to cause losses in its ocean container business during the fourth quarter, sending its shares lower.Maersk, considered a barometer of global trade…

Baltic Exchange Index Rises After China Sets Additional Port Fees for US Ships

Oct 13, 2025

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, hit a two-week high on Monday on expectations of higher shipping costs after China pledged to charge additional ports fees for U…

Russian Crude Freight Rates to India Rise

Oct 07, 2025

Tanker freight rates for shipping Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India rose further in late September and early October, tracking a sharp increase in loadings last month, industry sources said.Indian refiners continue to buy Russian oil despite punitive U…

Baltic Index Rises on Large Vessels

Sep 05, 2025

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index rose on Friday, supported by higher rates for larger vessels, but was headed for a weekly loss due to declines across all vessel segments earlier in the week.* The main index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Baltic Index Up for Third Straight Session

Aug 27, 2025

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for a third successive session on Wednesday, as gains in the panamax and supramax segments countered a decline in capesize rates…

Baltic Index Rises, Sees Gains Across All Vessel Sizes

Aug 22, 2025

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday and snapped a four-session losing streak, buoyed by gains across all vessel segments.* The main index, which tracks rates for capesize…

Xeneta Warns Freight Rates May Continue to Plummet Despite New Trade Deals

Jul 29, 2025

Latest data from Xeneta, an ocean and air freight intelligence platform, shows average spot rates from China to the US West Coast are down 59% since June 1, 2025, at USD 2 268 per FEU (40ft container). Rates have also plummeted into the US East Coast…

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