Dry bulk markets entered September with renewed momentum, as the week ending September 4, 2026, brought stronger rates across key basins, supported by tightening tonnage availability and resilient cargo demand
The new architecture of maritime illegality: 1,942 shadow-fleet tankers and gas carriers, 57% of sanctioned tonnage with false or unknown flags, and continuous registry changes undermining enforcement, safety, insurance and environmental protection
Economic interdependence was supposed to restrain geopolitical rivalry. Instead, power is reshaping globalization, turning trade, technology, infrastructure, and supply chains into instruments of strategic competition
