The Maritime
Dry Bulk Freight Index3,056▲ +4.4%Capesize5,033▲ +6.3%Dirty Tanker Index2,801▼ -0.1%Panamax2,246▲ +3.7%Supramax1,643▲ +0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,353▲ +0.0%Handysize880▲ +0.3%Dry Bulk Freight Index3,056▲ +4.4%Capesize5,033▲ +6.3%Dirty Tanker Index2,801▼ -0.1%Panamax2,246▲ +3.7%Supramax1,643▲ +0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,353▲ +0.0%Handysize880▲ +0.3%Dry Bulk Freight Index3,056▲ +4.4%Capesize5,033▲ +6.3%Dirty Tanker Index2,801▼ -0.1%Panamax2,246▲ +3.7%Supramax1,643▲ +0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,353▲ +0.0%Handysize880▲ +0.3%Dry Bulk Freight Index3,056▲ +4.4%Capesize5,033▲ +6.3%Dirty Tanker Index2,801▼ -0.1%Panamax2,246▲ +3.7%Supramax1,643▲ +0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,353▲ +0.0%Handysize880▲ +0.3%Dry Bulk Freight Index3,056▲ +4.4%Capesize5,033▲ +6.3%Dirty Tanker Index2,801▼ -0.1%Panamax2,246▲ +3.7%Supramax1,643▲ +0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,353▲ +0.0%Handysize880▲ +0.3%Dry Bulk Freight Index3,056▲ +4.4%Capesize5,033▲ +6.3%Dirty Tanker Index2,801▼ -0.1%Panamax2,246▲ +3.7%Supramax1,643▲ +0.1%Clean Tanker Index1,353▲ +0.0%Handysize880▲ +0.3%
Ship Segment

Bulk Carriers Market

The dry-bulk fleet — Capesize, Panamax, Supramax and Handysize tonnage hauling iron ore, coal and grain.

Fleet

12,217

959.8M dwt

Average age

15.5 yrs

median 14 yrs

Orderbook / fleet

4.3%

523 on order

Secondhand

$256 /dwt

1,213 sales

Fleet

Fleet Structure

Tracked vessels12,217
Total deadweight959.8M dwt
Average age15.5 yrs
Median age14 yrs
Snapshot date2026-08-27

Age distribution

0-4608 (5%)
5-91,951 (16%)
10-143,600 (29%)
15-193,316 (27%)
20-241,204 (10%)
25+1,538 (13%)

Supply

Orderbook & Deployment

On order

523

66.5M dwt

Orderbook / fleet

4.3%

on-order ÷ in-service

Net supply (1y)

+1.2%

248 due 1y

Deployment

19.8% slow-steaming

36.9% idle

Pricing

Asset Value & Freight

Secondhand benchmark

$256 /dwt

median of 1,213 sales (12m)

Dry Bulk Freight Index

3,056 pts

2026-08-26

TC-equivalent

—

not published

Recycling

Recycling Pressure

Median scrap age

26 yrs

structural curve

Demolished (12m)

86

vessels

LDT recycled (12m)

639k LDT

Scrap rate

0.7%

12m count ÷ fleet

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This overview is a pure rollup over the same data behind our deep analytics pages — it fetches no new source, so it can never drift from them. Fleet, age and orderbook come from our tracked fleet and the orderbook feed; secondhand pricing is the outlier-screened trailing-365d median $/dwt; the freight index is shown under our own generic name (CONTAINER and GAS have no licensed index today and are left blank). Figures are honest to the underlying sample — a thin segment is flagged. Computed 2026-08-27.

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