Following on from ‘A Culture of Adjustment’, this webinar brings together maritime safety heavyweights who all believe it is time to stop kicking the safety can down the road

The 2010-built, 3,650 teu CMA CGM Africa Four called the NWSA’s Seattle Harbour for the first time on February 20 as part of the new Golden Gate Bridge service, which the French firm says would allow for ‘new capacity to Pacific Northwest customers’

Shippers who have successfully played the spot market in the past have been hit hard by the supply constraints in the container sector. Now they are looking at longer term commitments, pushing up contract rate levels

V.Group has weathered storms and emerged with a client-centric vision. However, Kofod-Olsen’s bigger challenge is to build a deeper understanding of the role played by shipping in global trade

Maersk’s decision over its future vessels adds pressure on its peers to do follow suit, and on regulators to be more aggressive in defining the industry’s decarbonisation ambitions

Carriers’ pricing behaviour shows prioritisation of short-term profitability over customer relationships, a move that while questionable would have seen them otherwise forego the largest price boom in recent history

The shipping industry needs to engage with Brussels as the European Union takes a closer interest in green shipping and clean fuel initiatives, says Mr Ingerslev, rather than insist that the International Maritime Organization should be the only body responsible for rule-making on urgent matters such as decarbonisation

Carriers have been focusing on buying replacement tonnage as their fleets age, but it has mainly been for ultra-large vessels. The low orderbook and need for more capacity is drawing tonnage providers back to the market