Canada is seeking to increase fossil fuel exports while nurturing its environmental credentials, with Royal Dutch Shell helping out on…
Analysis
Ocean box rates set to fall
Spot rates on the transpacific are currently up by more than 50% over last year, while Asia-Europe rates sit 5%-10%…
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124471/Oceanboxratessettofall
Port planning faces increasing challenges
As shipping becomes increasingly concentrated around a smaller number of hubs, feedering will become more prevalent worldwide, the ITF says
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124452/Portplanningfacesincreasingchallenges
Box line consolidation trend continues
Concerns regarding rising protectionism and overcapacity in container shipping could challenge the benefits of consolidation, but growth opportunities still exist
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124455/Boxlineconsolidationtrendcontinues
Shipping’s biggest challenge is a shift in mindset, not fuel
Shipping is an industry of regulatory laggards, where first-mover advantage is routinely proved to be a costly and naïve myth…
Asia-Middle East ocean freight ‘in steep decline’
Container trade from Asia to South Asia and from Asia to the Middle East fell steeply in the second quarter
Analysis: supply chain players go head to head in a fight for pricing power
One of the thorniest questions I have been struggling with lately is the priority of the main actors in the supply chain arena: is it now a fight for power or a race for cash, let alone higher profitability?
Ultimately, I can’t help but come to the conclusion that it is all about shareholder returns, particularly for the freight forwarders. Pleasing investors is more pressing than dealing with their customers’ needs – although they …
The post Analysis: supply chain players go head to head in a...
https://theloadstar.co.uk/analysis-supply-chain-players-go-head-head-fight-pricing-power/
Backing biofuels: will the shipping industry ever get on board?
In April 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced the world’s first full agreement on tackling climate change in the global shipping sector. Following a marathon two-week meeting involving representatives from more than 170 countries around the world, it was agreed that by 2050, greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by 50% compared with 2008 levels.
The announcement was made amid mounting pressure on the IMO, after international shipping was left out of the 2015 Paris Climate...
https://www.ship-technology.com/features/backing-biofuels-will-shipping-industry-ever-get-board/
VIDEO: Port of Long Beach advances Pier B on-dock rail project
Long Beach ups its game with an $875m budget for construction of on-dock rail
Ship Technology Global: Issue 59
Ship Technology Global is now available on all devices. Read it for free here.
In the aftermath of the tragic Maersk Honam fire, where five crew members lost their lives, the industry had to grapple with the realisation that precautions traditionally taken to avoid container ship fires are failing to adequately mitigate the risk to crews and cargoes. In this issue, we look into what’s causing fires on-board vessels and what can be done to prevent them.
China’s decision to ban the import of...
https://www.ship-technology.com/features/ship-technology-global-october/