With world inflation widely anticipated to have reached 8.8% in the closing weeks of 2022, senior executives within global manufacturers and retailers will be eagerly awaiting ocean transport savings as reports of plummeting containerised freight rates…
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As the worst stages of the COVID-19 pandemic receded in 2022, maritime businesses may have expected a return to normality. That smooth ride failed to emerge. The Russian war in Ukraine and unravelling global economies conspired to create another tumult…
Maritime and data: Seven predictions for the year ahead Read More »
The global fleet has grown this year, but at various speeds for different ship markets, while the main differentiating factor moving forward is expected to be the rate of renewal, via the orderbook. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker xClusiv Shipb…
Global Fleet Growth Points Towards Different Fortunes for Various Shipping Markets Read More »
IMO’s new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulations (MARPOL Annex VI, Regulation 28) will not help the environment and may in many cases actually lead to higher rather than lower emissions. We have developed and herewith share a detailed prese…
CII is not the answer – what do we do now? Read More »
Nine out of ten goods traded globally are transported by ship. Without shipping, we would not live in a globalised world. The problem with ships, though, is that they mainly run on fossil fuels and are a massive contributor to global CO2 emissions. The…
Shipping: Navigating towards a greener future Read More »