Baltic Dry Index

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Baltic Dry Index Suffers Biggest One-Day Decline Since 1984

5 Jan 2023 4 minute read 5 comments SweptOverNiagara

On Tuesday, the Baltic Dry Index suffered its biggest single day crash since record keeping began in 1984. What could be causing the index to drop? Fears of a recession, of course. This index is very important as it provides a benchmark for the movin...

Baltic Dry Index Suffers Biggest One-Day Decline Since 1984

Winter's Coming - Time To Stock Up!

9 Nov 2021 4 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara

Back in the summer of 2019, I had a brief conversation with the plant manager where I used to work. I relayed to him my worries about the JIT system or the 'Just in Time' system, set up after WW2 ended in Japan which became the worldwide standard we...