# INTERVIEW: Vietnam, China demand aids Asia's dry bulk shipping despite COVID-19 | S&P Global

> Asian dry bulk shipping has found support from robust coal demand from Vietnam and China and plentiful iron ore flows to China. Grain and fertilizer flows to major Asian consumers have continued largely normally despite pandemic operational hurdles.

- Date: 2020-05-28 · published 2020-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53346-interview-vietnam-china-demand-aids-asia-s-dry-bulk-shipping-despite-covid-19-s
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Steady grain and fertilizer flows to Asia support freight demand and keep feed import logistics functioning, though coal and iron ore drive most of the dry bulk strength.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/052820-interview-vietnam-china-demand-aids-asias-dry-bulk-shipping-despite-covid-19

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