The container vessel market is undergoing some critical and structural changes, led by the rising regulatory pressure on carbon footprint and vessel efficiency. Carriers are
On 24th February 2022, Russia declared war on Ukraine by launching its first military attack; since then, countless repercussions on the world market have begun.
The P&I industry has faced a particularly challenging year, marked by mounting economic pressures, shifting regulatory landscapes, escalating environmental concerns, and intensifying geopolitical tensions. Adding
The maritime shipping industry is undergoing significant transformations as emerging shipowners—primarily from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa—gain prominence in the global market. Historically dominated
Experts and exponents wonder what kind of transformation Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States will bring to the global shipping industry. Various
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has had a profound impact on dry bulk markets, upending trade routes and increasing operational costs for market participants. Since the
After the first semester of 2024 ended, PortEconomics member Theo Notteboom issued an analysis showing the year-on-year TEU growth in the top European container ports.
In the last few years we experienced an oversupply’s period which affected maritime trades, especially in the containerized market. Indeed Covid-19 crisis brought to an
The month of October started with troubling news coming from the US East and Gulf Coast due to the strike of the dockworkers on the
Just a few years ago, the idea of a port conducting ship-to-shore operations without workers on the ground seemed unimaginable. Today, at the Nansha Phase
