A US presidential election can send tremors across markets and industries, but dry bulk shipping will not be among the shaken, according to Hamish Norton.

On 3 November, the nation with the world's largest economy will vote on whether incumbent Donald Trump or former vice president Joe Biden will serve as its next president.

While billions across the globe may expect Trump and Biden victories to have different impacts on world affairs, the dry bulk sector may hardly notice, said Norton, the president of New York-listed shipowner Star Bulk Carriers.