The baltic dry shipping index reflects rates charged for commodities shipping. The index is usually considered a fairly decent indicator of economic demand for goods and growth but over the past two years the index has done nothing at all, indicating demand for shipping is not on the rise.
I have pointed this out a few months ago but this morning came accross the below chart on businessinsider.com.
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