The collapse of China CIMC’s planned takeover of Maersk’s container manufacturing arm maintains some level of competition in the sector and enables further innovation in box equipment and systems development for the cold chain industry. China Internati…
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In a decision that will likely be welcomed by bunker suppliers and concern vessel owners, a Tribunal has held in a recent London Arbitration (28/22) that both the time charterers and bareboat charterers of a vessel were jointly and severally liable to …
Picking up the bunker bill Read More »
As international sanctions come to the fore in global trade, research in the UK and Switzerland shows how compliance is undermined by a technology gap. Conducted among more than 500 decision-makers, the research reveals that on the trade finance side, …
Container volumes in head-haul and regional trades are the key drivers of container vessel demand, average container rates, liner operator profits, and, since 2020, port congestion. According to Container Trade Statistics, combined head-haul and region…
Head-haul and regional container trade volumes fall 1.5% m/m in July Read More »
Global container shipping turned a corner in the second quarter of 2022 according to the findings of the latest Quarterly Review of the market produced by MDS Transmodal and Global Shippers Forum. Covid lockdowns in China, suppressing supply of manufac…
Container shipping market turns a corner … in lockstep? Read More »