Recent news of a potential return to the Suez Canal from the Danish carrier Maersk, reportedly starting in December, signalled a critical turning point for
After a period of sharp fluctuations caused by external factors such as drought, freight rate fluctuations and changes in demand for commodities e.g. liquefied natural
Since the start of 2025, much has been written on the impact’s tariffs could have on global trade. But trade disruptions come in many forms.
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
Once again the Container Freight rate market shows some interesting trends as displayed in the Chart, comparing Drewry and Freightos indexes. Even considering the unchanged
As is known, the Panama Canal, which represents about 5-6% of global trade, is one of the most important arteries for maritime trade. This route
In 2024, the five largest ship registries by registered dead-weight tons accounted for 61% of the world fleet. These registries are Liberia (17%), Panama (16%),
During 2023 and in this early beginning of 2024, an element that has certainly negatively impacted global maritime traffic is related to the difficulties of
