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Regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has implications for safety, legal and facilitation instruments under the purview of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The first session […]

Sea-Intelligence revisited its analysis of the eventual normalisation of supply chains and the potential impact on empty container flows. The underlying data for this model comes […]

A downcycle is unavoidable for container shipping in 2023-24 and profits will fall by 80%, a report by HSBC Global Research forecasts. After two years of […]

Project to showcase female involvement in industry over the centuries A group of leading organisations within the maritime industry are collaborating on a project to highlight […]

No piracy attacks against merchant ships have occurred off Somalia since 2018. At 0001 UTC on 1 January 2023 the Indian Ocean High Risk Area (HRA) […]

The disparity in the fleet sizes of the 10 largest container carriers and their smaller rivals is now at an all-time high, according to Alphaliner’s latest […]

With the market on a decline in terms of supply/demand, shift in sailing distance impact becomes an added element. During the pandemic market disruptions in the […]

MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on’ has been selected as the upcoming theme for the International Maritime Organization’s 2023 World Maritime Theme, which will […]

Drewry estimates that as many as 6 million TEU of surplus containers now exist in the global equipment pool following a boost in of over a […]

The post-Covid demand surge for container shipping appears to have run its course according to Drewry’s port throughput indices. The Drewry Global Port Throughput Index stood […]