SLOTHSEA Chart of the week – Beyond Shipping: Carriers’ Expanding Terminal Footprint The recent acquisition of a large portion of Hutchison Ports Holding by
Every year, fires aboard ships result in loss of life and significant damage to the vessels themselves. Most onboard fires originate in the engine room,
With the recent truce between Israel and Hamas, a phase of reflection has begun on how this agreement might affect the stability of the broader
The 2024 transit season on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has reached unprecedented levels, confirming its status as an increasingly vital corridor for trade, particularly
As we are entering 2025, it’s a good opportunity to look back at the year that just passed. Multiple challenges that affected maritime shipping in
The dry bulk market is bracing for a turbulent 2025, with Baltic indexes slipping to year lows. After a strong 2024, asset prices are now
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
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.
2023, characterized by the drawback of Covid impact and the new Red Sea crisis effects, still showed positive results for the top container carriers who
Lately, container articles have been dominated by breaking news coming from years of supply chain disruptions due to global incidents and occurrences. Today we would like
