# Firm demand and controlled fleet growth supports dry bulk shipping – Drewry | Freight News

> Drewry expects dry-bulk charter rates to keep recovering on faster demand growth and controlled fleet expansion. The report says demand will improve as iron ore, coal and grain trades strengthen, supported by Chinese infrastructure activity, and that a delay in ballast water rules will limit fleet growth.

- Date: 2017-08-02 · published 2017-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69654-firm-demand-and-controlled-fleet-growth-supports-dry-bulk-shipping-drewry
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger bulk demand and tighter fleet supply point to higher freight costs over the coming years, which feeds into the cost of imported feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- freightnews.co.za: https://www.freightnews.co.za/article/firm-demand-and-controlled-fleet-growth-supports-dry-bulk-shipping-drewry

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