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Dry Bulk

Dry Bulk

Stay informed with the latest news, analysis, and market insight for the dry bulk shipping industry through our expert coverage

Dry bulk gloominess remains in 2025, but brighter times could be ahead

Analysts and owners remain pessimistic about the dry bulk market’s performance in 2025, but there is cause for some optimism in the future

Dry Bulk Mid-Year outlook Political Risk and Trade

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US corn exports take pressure off soyabeans

US Department of Agriculture expecting record world production and consumption of corn, with the US set to lead the way in exports in 2025

Dry Bulk Political Risk and Trade

Not as bad as feared for dry bulk, but no ‘miracle’ profits expected

At the tail end of 2024, there was talk of a disaster scenario for dry bulk this year, courtesy of economic malaise in China. Five months into 2025, dry bulk is not a disaster, nor is it much of a success story

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Seanergy eyes stronger quarters ahead after dipping into the red

Capesize specialist declares 14th straight quarterly dividend against improving market backdrop

Dry Bulk Finance

Colombian coal warning for capesizes

Glencore company Cerrejon announced it was cutting its coal production in Colombia due to ‘unsustainable’ prices of thermal coal transported by sea

Dry Bulk Energy

Tariff impact on dry bulk limited, but worse could be to come

The dry bulk sector has escaped the worst of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, but international retaliation will hurt the sector more

Dry Bulk Political Risk and Trade

Norden continues capesize fleet modernisation via Japanese newbuild deal

Newbuilding leasing deal boosts Norden’s backlog of new capesize bulkers to six vessels

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Plans to levy China-built ships would have hit 30% of arrivals last year

US Trade Representative hearing on China-built ships levy set for March 24. With every sector having a share of ships built, or building, in China all would be subject to a port fee

Containers Dry Bulk
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Geopolitical tensions at Panama Canal still very high despite sale of ports

Shipping could face a major disruption if Trump is not bluffing about taking back the Panama Canal. Hopes that the Hutchison sale would placate the US and solve the problem have been dashed

Containers Dry Bulk

Coastal corridor prompts surge in Ukrainian bulker trade

Ukraine’s bulk shipments have risen nearly 90% over the past year as temporary maritime corridor takes effect. Russia, meanwhile, must look further afield for markets

Ukraine crisis Dry Bulk

Iron ore shipment slump weighs on dry bulk shipping

Iron ore — key to capesize demand — faces uncertain prospects amid sluggish steel consumption and trade tensions

Dry Bulk Ports and Logistics

Precious Shipping sees resilient Asian consumers driving continued demand in 2025

Precious Shipping warned that Asean countries may not benefit from greater investment and export gains as happened during the previous Trump administration’s US-China tariff war

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Why would US invade Panama? US Senate hearing gives rationale

US Senate hearing speakers theorised that Chinese workers could collapse under-construction bridge over Panama Canal, directed by spies in Balboa and Cristobal ‘observation posts’, to block US military forces from responding to a Chinese attack in Taiwan

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