The US Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) increased scrutiny of liner shipping congestion charges should give cause for concern for container ship operators, according to shipping law specialist Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW). Earlier this month, the FMC…
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2021 is a spectacular year in container shipping. Freight rates are record high, more cargo than ever before is shipped on the transpacific trade lane specifically and globally in general, and the previous annual record on new orders for container ship…
Container ship order book doubled up in 2021 Read More »
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report published on 9 August paints a bleak picture on the status of the world’s climate, and scientifically proves that it will be extremely difficult to reach the 1.5-degree target under the…
Shape up or ship out: EU Commission pushes hard on maritime emissions Read More »
The pandemic led to an unprecedented consumption shock across countries that upended long-standing consumer habits. But what happens once the pandemic is over? Consumer spending, a major source of economic activity, collapsed as the first wave of the p…
The consumer demand recovery and lasting effects of COVID-19 Read More »
In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon neutral methanol. The vessels will be built by Hyundai Heavy Indus…