We estimate that the dry bulk supply/demand balance will strengthen slightly in 2025 and gradually weaken in 2026 and 2027. Cargo demand growth is slowing, as coal shipments decline and iron ore shipments stagnate,” says Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analys…
Dry Bulk Shipping: Demand growth softens as coal shipments decline Read More »
Major bulk, made up of iron ore, coal, and grains, exports ended 2025 Q3 above the previous year and sit as the quarter with the highest volume of major bulk exported on the Signal Ocean Platform. Demand from China across all these major bulks helped t…
Monthly Major Bulk Radar: The Third Quarter Closed With A Surge That Few Expected Read More »
Only 38 vessels were ordered in 9M25 compared to 86 in 9M24, with the orderbook-to-fleet ratio continuing to weaken in 2025, deflated by higher deliveries and low new orders. New orders were impacted by the slower pace of FIDs (in 2024 and 1H25), along…
LNG orders halve in 2025—a likely rebound in the near term Read More »
In Q3 2025, sanctions, tariffs, and trade wars have amplified risk across global shipping, splitting trading fleets and shattering records for deceptive vessel practices. The maritime sector now sits at the frontline of an unprecedented foreign policy …
Top 7 Geopolitical Disruptions in Q3 2025 Read More »
Capesize The Capesize market lost some of its earlier momentum this week, ending on a softer note. Early positivity in the Pacific, driven by steady miner demand, increased operator activity, and weather-related port delays in China, gave way to a quie…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes Lose Some Ground Read More »