As 2026 begins, Ultramax and Handysize markets stabilise amid uneven fundamentals, with these projections based on market data and fixtures from the week ending 9 January 2026
Dry bulk freight markets started the year under sustained pressure, with earnings sliding across all vessel classes, based on data from the week that closed on January 9, 2026, highlighting fragile sentiment and muted demand
Drawing on market activity from the week ending 19 December 2025, this report examines the seasonal slowdown across Ultramax, Supramax and Handysize segments as year-end calm replaces late-Q4 momentum
The dry bulk market softened across all segments during the week that closed on 12 December 2025, with Capesize vessels leading the decline and momentum easing basin-wide
As 2025 draws to a close, dry bulk markets show seasonal softening and shifting balances, based on activity from the week that closed on 12 December 2025, highlighting growing charterer leverage across basins
Global container carriers face unprecedented profit collapse in Q3 2025, with earnings plummeting 55–89% despite record cargo volumes. The container shipping crisis reveals fundamental market dysfunction driven by overcapacity, tariff disruption, and structural demand weakness extending through 2026
This weekly dry-bulk analysis, based on data from the week ending 5 December 2025, highlights the divergence between a strengthening Atlantic and a softening Pacific across the Handy and Ultramax markets
Capesizes lead the dry bulk market into higher waters in the week ending December 5, 2025, with strong gains and shifting dynamics across all vessel segments
Market insights for the Handysize and Ultramax sectors based on the week closing 28 November 2025, highlighting regional dynamics, tonnage balance, and shifting cargo flows ahead of December
Dry bulk sentiment strengthened sharply during the week ending 28 November 2025 as Capesizes led a broad market rally, driving the Baltic Dry Index higher and lifting rates across all major vessel segments