International shipping container prices will fall slowly over the coming year but are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels, and…
David Cohen on the top 5 elements affecting the New Zealand supply chain & why it’s beyond time to change the way we manage our supply chains
Cohen describes himself as a refugee from 25 years of supply chain management and product development in the manufacturing industry, who…
Gloomy view of shipping in 2022 – it may well be ‘the year of the surcharge’
By Sam Whelan 22/12/2021 Forwarders in Australia and New Zealand have said that spiralling cargo delays and freight rates will extend well…
Container Shortage Sparks Coffee Shipping Experiment
In the coffee trading world, a ship steaming across the Atlantic Ocean is garnering a lot of attention. A break-bulk…
The pandemic economy’s latest victim? The lowly shipping container
Shipping containers sit stacked at a port in Bayonne, N.J., on Oct. 15. Supply chain problems are disrupting the global…
World Shipping Council calls on the EU to step forward for the global decarbonisation of shipping
Inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS will encourage shipping’s journey towards decarbonisation, but EU action threatens to undermine broader…
Parliament to address Air Pollution from Ships, Finally!
Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) addresses air pollution from ships. It…
Three months before Christmas, companies plan early for freight delays, higher costs
Businesses already have Christmas front of mind, hoping Covid-19 won’t be a grinch again. File photo of Containers at Ports…
A perfect storm for container shipping
The Economist08:54, Sep 13 2021 Shipping giant Maersk says it enjoyed an ‘exceptional’ quarter thanks to soaring demand for cargo,…
A storm at sea: Soaring prices and rampant unreliability in global shipping
The spot price paid by customers for ocean-going container shipping has now risen by about 500 per cent over 2019…