# Bulk Shipping: Economics 101

> An opinion piece on bulk shipping describes the decade-long downturn in dry bulk markets since 2008, with cycles of roughly three to four years driven by demand and fleet overbuilding. It notes ships last 20 to 25 years and that commodity demand growth has been slow relative to newbuild deliveries.

- Date: 2018-05-22 · published 2018-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65202-bulk-shipping-economics-101
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent fleet oversupply keeps dry bulk freight rates structurally low, which supports cheaper ocean transport for feed grains and meal over the medium term.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- maritimeprofessional.com: https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/bulk-shipping-economics-317750

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