Renewed and increased demand for dry bulk carriers, after the recent truce in the ongoing trade war between China and the US, could take a while to be felt in the market. In its latest weekly analysis, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “the…
Trade Truce Will Take a While to Translate in the Dry Bulk Market Read More »
But a weaker Q4 for smaller dry bulk tonnage should be followed by a stronger Q1 and Q2 as seasonality returns amid trade disruption London, 3 December 2018. Two months into the current US soybeans trading year, the impact of president Donald Trump’s t…
Trump’s trade war sees US soybean exports heading south Read More »
The effects of an ongoing trade war are starting to have an impact on the dry bulk market, while the gradual halting of demolition activity also had an adverse effect on freight rates. Still, 2018 has to be seen as a positive year for the market. In an…
Capesize A roller-coaster week for the big ships with hopes soaring at the start for a mini last quarter revival, only to be dashed as the week closed out. The West Australia/China rates nudging $9.00 by Tuesday having closed out the previous week at n…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes Had a Roller-coaster Week Read More »
The first twelve weeks of the 2018/19 marketing year, which started on 1 September 2018, have painted a dire picture for US soya bean exports which are 43% lower than in the same period last season. Down from 21 million tonnes of accumulated exports by…
Trade War Leading To Headwinds For The Fragile Dry Bulk Recovery Read More »