So did the Baltic Dry Index drop when the ALP announced the...

So did the Baltic Dry Index drop when the ALP announced the Carbon Tax? Or is Martin Ferguson all of sudden the controller of world trade?

I'm not a carbon tax supporter either. Just like to look at world trade from time to time to make MY own superannuation investment decisions.

Check out this chart

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BDIY:IND/chart