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16 October 2026
West Africa’s ore boom meets China’s growing VLOC armada
West Africa is fast becoming dry bulk shipping’s biggest growth engine, with its mineral export boom poised to absorb the equivalent of another 120 capesizes by 2030. UK consultancy Tradeviews forecasts in a new report that shipments from the region will surge 50% from 2025 levels to 303m tonnes by the end of the decade, …
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