Splash 2475 Aug 2026Macro
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Global seaborne bauxite trade has more than tripled in a decade and is running at another record pace in 2026, driven overwhelmingly by shipments from Guinea to China. Ocean loadings rose from 81.3m tonnes in 2016 to a record 247.5m tonnes last year, according to analysis from Ursa Shipbrokers. Volumes reached 160.5m tonnes in the …