This is more than the world’s fifth GHG-emitting country; however, given the cross-border nature of the maritime sector, it is not addressed in the national determined contributions (NDCs). The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has challenged the shipping industry to cut annual GHG em...

I’m not talking about ethics advisor Lord Geidt’s resignation from the employ of the UK prime minister, although that is one of the many cases in point, but in particular I’m thinking of the UK government’s persistent refusal to discuss its plans with the media. In a top-down government stru...

Supply chain stakeholders mitigate disruption through planning and operational measures. However, effective information exchange sits at the heart of smooth-running container shipping, and this is still hampered by manual, paper-based processes, and unstandardised data. Tackling supply chain disrupt...

But this has happened before; and many believe the rage and upset ultimately turn into apathy. The tragedies in Tianjin in 2015 and Beirut in 2020 were very similar in many ways; there is certainly a sense of deja vu, suggesting little has changed. It’s too easy for the industry to let the narrati...

Today, we ran an article on the ILWU/ PMA labour negotiations. “The PMA has pointed out that dockworkers’ wages on the west coast are approaching $195,000 a year, and the union countered with pointing to a collective profit of $150bn for the ocean shipping industry in 2021. “One observer point...

The debate around global warming and maritime’s role in avoiding the catastrophic consequences of global warming is about to heat up, if you’ll pardon the pun. But the seriousness of the discussion cannot be avoided. It is a do or die moment for all life on the planet, a man-made crisis that is ...

And it comes as private equity, seed investors and introduction agencies like Plug and Play all get involved in the search and gamble for the “Next Big Thing” in tech – the webs are thickening. Meanwhile, there are numerous companies in logistics – and air cargo – that prefer to keep their...

Anticipating the forward shape of the supply chain means thinking about what’s driving participants’ decisions now, how those decisions roll-up and to what extent those moves are structural versus tactical. 1. Big picture – contract rates will start the trend to normalise in 2024 Contract rate...

Logistics service providers also need to stay informed on progress and disruptions on the activities related to their cargo. Carriers can benefit from visibility before and after their activity. Given the vast amount of data that is now becoming available through diverse data streams there lies a gr...

In fact, its executive summit in San Francisco last week was something completely different: new people; new ideas; new progress – all delivered with humour and warmth. Finally, no more panels of five men wringing their hands over the lack of digitisation. Instead, TIACA has flowered via the dynam...