In its Q2 2023 Shipping Market Overview & Outlook, BIMCO sees a stronger dry bulk market outlook but believes that the recovery is fragile.

On the demand front, BIMCO predicts that global dry bulk demand will grow between 1.5% and 2.5% in 2023, and between 1% and 2% in 2024. As for supply, it is expected to increase by 1.8-2.3% in 2023 and by 1.1-1.6% in 2024.

 

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However, it will not take much to upset this improvement and as previously detailed several demand side risks do exist, not least a potential weaker recovery in China.

Source: Safety4sea

 

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Issue 84 of Robban Assafina

(March/ April 2023)

 

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