SHIPPING DATA

Is Data Shipping’s Crystal Ball?

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Marine Log recently talked to Mikko Kuosa, CEO of software developer NAPA on its role in decarbonization in the maritime industry.

How Can Industry Collaboration On Decarbonization Work In Practice?

Mikko Kuosa (MK): In our experience, for collaboration to work, we need two key ingredients: solid contractual and operational frameworks, and the right data and digital platforms to bring everyone on the same page. Clear contractual and operational frameworks, that...

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New data trove reveals how COVID hit world trade

Data

Track all the ships in the world. What they’re carrying, where they’re loading, where they’re unloading. Create a near-real-time map of how all commodities and goods flow across the globe. This is the holy grail of ocean shipping data — one that companies such as Cargometrics, VesselsValue, Kpler, IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) and others have pursued for years.

This data is more valuable than ever in the age of coronavirus — and now there’s a new source. One that’s actually free.

The new offering...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-data-trove-reveals-how-covid-hit-world-trade

Tariffs drop the trade numbers

  • The Trump administration’s tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods went into effect in July. For weeks before that, there was a huge push to import products ahead of the tariffs.
  • But once they went into effect in July, imports on the $34 billion of Chinese goods dropped 21 percent from the prior year.
  • The trade data on the $16 billion tariff that went into effect will be out in November and September’s $200 billion will be out in December.

China’s latest report on economic growth fell short of...

http://container-news.com/tariffs-drop-trade-numbers/