The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, from the International Chamber of Shipping, has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing as a “casualty of the pandemic,” following its publication this week. The Table is intended to encoura…
Long-term contracted ocean freight rates fell by 3.6% in January, according to the latest Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI®) Public Indices. Based on crowd sourced data from leading global shippers, the analysis shows the second consecutive monthly rates dec…
European Parliament’s Report on the revision of the EU ETS: Greek shipowners welcome the recognition of the commercial operators’ structural role in shipping and for the industry’s decarbonisation and the need for a sector – dedicated Fund. The U…
The LNG shipping market has benefited from increased demand for LNG and tonnage supply relatively modest. In a report issued this week, ship owner GasLog Partners said that “global LNG demand was 100 million tonnes (“mt”) in the fourth quarter of 2021,…
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Despite the profound disruptive impact of the pandemic on supply chains, demand for consumer goods rose strongly last year. We expect merchandise world trade volumes to have increased by 10.6% in 2021 compared to the previous year, surpassing its pre-p…
Trade Outlook 2022: Clogged supply chains won’t hold trade back Read More »