Dry bulk shipping: record-breaking start to year drives earnings to decade highs
01 June 2021Demand drivers and freight rates The first four months of 2021 have been record-breaking in volume terms, with demand reaching 1.69 billion tonnes – the highest-ever start to a year. Volumes are up 6.1% compared with the same period in 2020, and only slightly down from the 1.72 billion tonnes in the final four months of 2020.