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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 […]

UNCTAD’s TrainForTrade port management programme increases women’s participation in leadership roles in ports, promoting gender equality in the industry. Ports are dominated by men. Globally, women’s […]

Bangladesh surpasses $ 50 billion mark in exports Colombo Port offers special berthing facilities to Bangladeshi vessels The Bangladesh High Commission to Sri Lanka organised in […]

In 2022, the International Chamber of Shipping celebrated its 100th anniversary. Following excerpt adapted from the commemorative book charts the history of the organisation from 1921 […]

JUNE 25 – DAY OF SEAFARER Seafarers are sharing their maritime voyages across social media to mark the Day of the Seafarer 2022.  The maritime world […]

There was a four-fold increase in the number of containers lost overboard during 2020 – 2021 compared to the previous two-year. According to figures from the World […]

Smart containers have increased in prominence following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic The global telematics enabled container equipment fleet is forecast to grow 8-fold over […]