Global shipbuilding order book hits a 17-year high
“By the end of the first quarter of 2026, the global shipbuilding order book hit a 17-year high, reaching 191 million compensated gross tonnes (CGT). This is equivalent to 17% of the
Filipe Gouveia
China’s 12 million tonnes U.S. soybean pledge could boost bulker demand
China’s agreement to resume purchases of American soybeans is not only good news for farmers and the U.S. inland waterways industry. BIMCO expects the agreement to be positive for the dry bulk
BIMCO: Bulker deliveries could reach six-year high in 2026
“We forecast that bulker deliveries will gradually increase this year and in 2026, reaching 41.2 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) and a six-year high. Bulker newbuilding contracting was strong in 2023 and 2024,
BIMCO: U.S. grain shipments jump 9% despite Chinese tariffs
“During the first half of 2025, U.S. seaborne grain shipments increased 9% y/y, driven by stronger maize exports,” says Filipe Gouveia, shipping analysis manager at BIMCO. “While an increase in import tariffs
BIMCO: Dry bulk supply/demand balance set to weaken
It’s not just container shipping that’s feeling the tariffs pain. BIMCO has released its April 2025 Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview & Outlook — and the outlook part is not rosy. Tariff
BIMCO: Panama Canal tonnage figures fall
While Donald Trump’s talk of taking back the Panama Canal has been keeping Secretary of State Marco Rubio busy, tonnage through the waterway has recently been falling, says BIMCO. “Between September 2024
BIMCO: Crude tanker newbuild contracting jumps 490%
We’re supposed to be weaning ourselves off oil, right? So why has tanker newbuild contracting been soaring? BIMCO shipping analyst Filipe Gouveia has some answers. “In the first two months of 2024,