FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin According to BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week, global coal shipments rebounded strongly in June 2026, driven by surging Chinese imports and resilient demand across key Asian and European markets. Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO, explained that in June 2026, global coal shipments jumped 14% y/y, driven by a 41% y/y increase in coal shipments to China, as the country looked to offset weaker domestic supply and to meet higher demand from electricity generation. Since the start of the year, global coal shipments have risen 3% y/y, a reversal of last year’s trend, when they fell 4% y/y. RelatedNews Intermodal: Russia’s refining strain reshapes crude and product tanker dynamics Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2026: Why operational resilience has become shipping’s new strategic priority var jnews_module_21377323_0_6a4636f71afe9 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21377323","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"62,471,2117,1573,1582","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_pos