# The best has yet to come for dry bulk - Splash247

> Dry bulk fleet growth in January 2018 was the lowest for that month this decade, with about 60 newbuilding deliveries and a net addition of about 50 vessels after scrapping. Future monthly net additions were forecast at five to 25 vessels for the rest of 2018.

- Date: 2018-03-07 · published 2018-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66198-the-best-has-yet-to-come-for-dry-bulk-splash247
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Slower fleet growth tightens available bulk tonnage, which supports freight rates for grain and oilseed shipments.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- splash247.com: https://splash247.com/best-yet-come/

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