The prevailing positive sentiment within the dry bulk market may lead to misguided optimism in 2026 and beyond, according to a Clarksons analysis. At last month’s Baltic Dry FFA Forum in Geneva, Louisa Follis, director and head of dry cargo analysis at…
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The dry bulk segment could be one of the major beneficiaries of the trade truce between the US and China. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xlcusiv said that “Washington and Beijing have hit the pause button. After six bruising months of tariff t…
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“Following US-China trade negotiations, China has committed to resume imports of US soya beans. The country has agreed to purchase 12m tonnes during the rest of 2025 and 25m tonnes per year during the next three years, similar to 2024 volumes. If these…
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More Capesizes have been added to the global orderbook over the past week, according to shipbroker reports. In its latest one, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in the bulk sector, China’s Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding secured an order for 2 x 210,000 …
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Capesize After a sluggish start, the market found midweek momentum before easing again, with Friday seeing limited activity across both basins and the week ending on a quieter note. Early softness gave way to improving sentiment from Wednesday onward a…
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