Tensions between the US and its trading partners are weighing on dry-bulk demand as economic-growth expectations recede. The global economy could expand 2.6%, based on consensus, down 40 bps from the start of the year and 70 bps below 2024. The US accounts for about 10% of the dry-bulk market, making the sector less tied to protectionist policies out of Washington. Agriculture and metallurgical coal comprise the majority of exports. In this Talking Transports podcast, Hamish Norton, president of Star Bulk Carriers, joins Lee Klaskow, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior transportation and logistics analyst, to share his insights about the state of the global dry-bulk industry. Norton also discusses tariffs, USTR fees, dry-bulk economics, fuel prices, shipbuilding, asset values and rates.