A downtrodden tanker market could come under renewed pressure once US sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping sector are lifted, while China container exports are on track to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels to ensure it holds on to to its ‘factory of the world’ crown

The pandemic has shown the weakness of box shipping’s laissez-faire relationship with contracts. Now both carriers and shippers can see the benefits of mutually assured commitments

Spot rate resilience over the Chinese New Year indicates that factors propping up prices have still to be alleviated. Cargo backlogs, port congestion, equipment shortages and sustained high volumes mean shippers are still being charged premiums on the trunk trades

Shipbuilding experts told the CPPCC conference in Beijing that the country is lagging behind its competitor nations in backing the development of future marine fuels and zero-emission vessel technologies

When the current chaos in the supply chain eases, shippers face dealing with higher rates and emerging environmental costs

‘When the market is against the owner and you are bleeding, they kneel on your neck… and they impose things that are inhuman,’ says Safe Bulkers chief

In this month's edition: Talk of the tanker recovery being kicked out to 2022 will come down to whether EU & US land and air transport demand is given a shot in the arm by allowing summer holidays. In the container sector, we examine whether Brexit is finally benefiting shortsea box trades

Asian factories and terminals are pushing goods across the Pacific around the clock. But when those containers reach their destination, they are forced to wait to be processed by inefficient terminal operations