FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Dry bulk trade volumes rose steadily, supported by broad commodity growth, according to the weekly market report by Xclusiv Shipbrokers. The dry bulk S&P market strengthened during the first half of 2026, supported by healthier freight rates, improved vessel utilisation and rising seaborne commodity demand. Compared to 2025, stronger market fundamentals boosted buyer sentiment and pushed secondhand asset values higher across nearly all dry bulk vessel segments. RelatedNews Veson Nautical: Tanker newbuild orders surge in 2026 led by Greek owners Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 15-19 June var jnews_module_21376467_0_6a3a640664393 = {"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":"21376467","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"317,1573","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_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publis