| Product Code: ETC7736741 | Publication Date: Sep 2024 | Updated Date: Oct 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Vasudha | No. of Pages: 75 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 20 |
In 2024, Japan's dry bulk shipping import market continued to be dominated by a few key players, with Panama, China, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, and Netherlands emerging as the top exporting countries. Despite a relatively low compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.37% from 2020 to 2024, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) indicated a very high concentration within the market. However, there was a significant decline in the growth rate from 2023 to 2024, with a notable decrease of -50.63%. These trends suggest a challenging environment for the dry bulk shipping industry in Japan, potentially impacted by global trade dynamics.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Overview |
3.1 Japan Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Vessel Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Design, 2021 & 2031F |
3.7 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Increasing demand for raw materials and commodities in Japan |
4.2.2 Growth in global trade and economic activity |
4.2.3 Technological advancements in dry bulk shipping industry |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 Fluctuating fuel prices |
4.3.2 Regulatory challenges and environmental concerns |
4.3.3 Economic downturns impacting global trade |
5 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Trends |
6 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market, By Types |
6.1 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market, By Vessel Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Vessel Type, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Handysize, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.4 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Capesize, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.5 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Supramax, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.6 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Panamax, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.7 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Others (Post-panamax, Kamsarmax, etc.), 2021- 2031F |
6.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market, By Design |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Conventional Bulkers, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Combined Bulk Carriers, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.4 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Gearless Bulk Carriers, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.5 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Self-dischargers, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.6 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Bulker Lakers, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.7 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Others (Bulk-In, Bags Out [BIBO], Open Hatch Bulk Carriers / Forest Product Carriers, etc.), 2021- 2031F |
6.3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market, By Application |
6.3.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.3.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Grains, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Iron Ore, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.4 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Coal, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.5 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Bauxite, 2021- 2031F |
6.3.6 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenues & Volume, By Others, 2021- 2031F |
7 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Average vessel utilization rate |
8.2 Average distance traveled per voyage |
8.3 Average turnaround time at ports |
9 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Opportunity Assessment, By Vessel Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Opportunity Assessment, By Design, 2021 & 2031F |
9.3 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Japan Dry Bulk Shipping Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
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