RE:Baltic dry index trending up Jan 2016 was an all time low for the BDI below 350. In comparison during mid 2008 it was just under 12,000. That's pretty sobering. Now it's at 1320, a substantial improvement, yet nevertheless remains at historic lows. It's up 51.8% over the year going back to Oct 2016. Here is a 14 year chart from tradingeconomics:
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodities