Global container port congestion has increased port operators’ costs and put pressure on their margins, Fitch Ratings says. However, the operators’ performance has been supported by the strong rebound in volumes in 2H20 and 2021. We expect bottlenecks …
Global Container Port Congestion Squeezes Operators’ Margins Read More »
As a sector at the “forefront of the climate change challenge”, the maritime sector is stepping up to its climate change mitigation and resilience building responsibilities, according to UNCTAD. But while the UN’s trade body commends and supports the I…
Decarbonisation winners and losers Read More »
The container ship segment has had an astonishing year thus far. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied commented that “the remarkable exuberance that seems to have emerged within consumer behavior globally since late 2020 has stretched supply …
Container Shipping’s Record Year is One for the History Books Read More »
Ten years ago, the shipping industry (and most other industries for that matter) participants came to the realisation that it was going to be affected greatly by data, data capturing, data analytics and subsequently data driven decision making. However…
Incorporating data driven decision making in Dry Bulk Shipping Read More »
A bunker barge is back in dry dock in Galveston, and availability can be tight for prompt dates in Panama. Houston and other key Gulf Coast ports are well supplied across fuel grades. Prompt availability is tight with a supplier in Beaumont, and the ea…
ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook Read More »