‘Maintaining operational efficiency is more challenging’ as bottlenecks increase due to pressured supply chains, mismatched rolling stock, capacity-strained logistics networks and coronavirus shutdowns at Chinese ports, says Fitch

Theme of ‘pathways to a sustainable, resilient and innovative future’ will allow for wide-ranging discussions, not least on ESG, says Lars Lange

Container supply chains were hit by further disruption this week following a cyber attack on the chief terminal operator in South Africa, and terminal closures in China as typhoon In-fa made landfall. But there is renewed optimism for the dry bulk sector, in what could prove to be its best cyclical expansionary phase for more than two centuries

The Ever Given casualty will leave its mark on marine insurance and attitudes towards risk, as well as on the Suez Canal, say leading figures in the sector

The former workhorse of the container sector has fallen from grace in recent years. But the frantic container shipping sector is giving panamaxes one last hurrah before they head to the beaches

The setting of new records barely rates a mention these days; a new record seldom lasts long enough to be of significance before it is surpassed by the next record and there’s no sign of anything slowing down yet. In dry bulk things have slowed to the point that congestion outside Chinese ports has now tied up 565 bulkers. For tankers, it’s more of the same and few really believe that Opec states patching up their differences is going to save them

Rising throughput continues to raise concerns over congestion

Big ships mean the peaks and troughs of congestion will be a permanent feature of container shipping. But better coordination and information sharing between supply chain parties will help alleviate the structural issues behind congestion