East of the Suez Canal, crew change is an exception rather than the rule today. And the problem with that beggar-thy-neighbour attitude is that it is a frontal assault on the integrity of the very supply chain that we all rely on, and mostly so by the nations and ports that are the biggest beneficiary of shipping

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said dwell times were up in August with the increased throughput at the two west coast ports

Scarcity drives up prices. So why would container lines offer their limited capacity for less than they could earn for it? The answer may lie in the long game

Demand growth on the Asia-Europe trade lane has been flat since 2019. But it is also marred by high freight costs because of capacity shortages elsewhere

The equivocation of Asian lenders regarding sustainability-linked ship finance is understandable. It takes time to digest the new rules designed by foreign experts in a foreign language based on foreign ideas

There is no shortage of physical container equipment in the market. But delays in returning boxes to origination destinations are sucking up capacity

The closure of Shanghai and Ningbo fortunately proved short-lived for the box sector still reeling from supply chain disruption, while a typhoon led to the shutdown of China’s two largest port complexes, helping to drive capesize rates through the roof due to vessel delays

It is hoped that leaders in the more consolidated boxship sector could reduce their obsession with the first-mover advantage and sit together to come up with solutions that would help the wider shipping industry forge a more efficient way of developing future clean marine fuels