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White Paper: Maritime Transport – Fuels, Emissions & Sustainability

The shipping industry is a key economic driving-force of the world economy, with roughly 90% of traded goods reliant on shipping. However, the current...

Where container shipping is flourishing?

Liner shipping connectivity is key to the handling of container volumes and maintains a major chunk of the pie in global trade. The liner...

The amazing challenge of digital transformations – written by Maersk’s CTIO

Navneet Kapoor, chief technology & information officer of Maersk, has written the following opinion piece describing the challenge of digital transformations – and why...

Declining trade is testing shippers’ patience, pockets and commitment: Container market review

As global trade declined during the second half of 2022, in response to severe economic headwinds in many countries and the continued effects of...

Drewry urges shippers to start planning for decarbonisation in shipping, warns of up to US$14 billion in extra costs

The imperative to decarbonise the global shipping industry is clear and present, however, many of the world’s largest importers and exporters are insufficiently informed...

Is it time for container spot rates to arrest their fall?

It has been a norm for the Global Container Spot Rate Indices to have weekly falls in rates, one after the other, ever since...

Informall BG: Restoration of direct container shipping to Ukraine is a humanitarian need

Ukrainian company Informall BG, a cargo analytical and consulting bureau based in Odessa, suggests another way to address both, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine...

What’s happening in the container market?

Following a period of historically high freight rates, the container sector is now experiencing a correction. The container freight market is said to have...

Digitalisation: Charterers have a strategic decision to make

Easing congestion across the global supply chain has reduced the need for charterers to scramble for vessels. At the same time, this presents new...

Sri Lanka: Ports as a premier bunker oil supplier

Lest we forget, this whole idea of ​​becoming South Asia's maritime hub did not happen overnight – it was a decades-long approach of bringing...

Congestion, a big piece of the supply and demand puzzle

Introduction Dry bulk and container shipping markets have exhibited sharp declines in earnings over the summer. Many have attributed this to a drop in congestion....

Market report: “Container shipping market turns a corner … in lockstep?”

Global container shipping turned a corner in the second quarter of 2022 according to the findings of the latest Quarterly Review of the market...

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One-Way Leasing should define ‘what’s next’ in global container shipping

The global supply chain of old seems to be in an upheaval, and a growing stack of empty containers might not be able to...

Strategic investments reshape Eastern Mediterranean logistics landscape

Amid mounting geopolitical volatility in the Eastern Mediterranean, a wave of strategic port and logistics investments in 2025 signals a broader shift in regional...

Brunei Darussalam launches Maritime Single Window in collaboration with Kale Logistics

The Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam (MPABD) has officially launched its national Maritime Single Window (MSW), a key digital platform developed in...

Wan Hai ship suffers explosion in India; Four seafarers missing

Four seafarers are missing after an explosion on a Wan Hai Lines container ship today (June 9). Indian Defence Ministry said the fire was reported...

Trade talks in London: Strategic reset or tactical delay?

The upcoming round of negotiations in London, framed as part of the China–US Economic and Trade Mechanism, reflects a moment of tactical détente, rather...
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