Container Shipping

21 Feb 24: Global container equipment fleet growth picks up pace: Growth in the global pool of shipping containers is picking up pace on rising trade prospects and slowing box productivity, as disruption in the Red Sea and Panama Canal lengthen voyage transit times.

15 Feb: Transpacific - A carrier success story: A combination of strong demand and carefully managed capacity is boosting spot rates on the Transpacific container trades, just in time for contract season.

22 Jan 24: Container Insight: Panama Canal Update - Containerships find themselves benefiting from other sectors’ exodus

18 Jan 24: Container Insight: Red Sea crisis diverts attention back to shipping. Suez Canal diversions will inflate container shipping costs for as long as the situation lasts, but trade always finds a way, even if it takes a bit longer than usual

08 Jan 24: Freight Loop: Commercial impact of Red Sea crisis. Philip Damas, head of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, provides a briefing on the impact escalating security concerns for shipping transiting the Red Sea and Suez, is likely to have on international shippers.

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Our container shipping practice is widely respected in the industry, supporting the needs of a diverse and elite group of industry stakeholders from shippers to carriers, port authorities, investors and financial intermediaries who rely on our research resources, sector expertise and commercial know-how to make informed decisions, reduce costs and drive performance improvement. 

Our consultants regularly advise shipping lines on new trade lane market opportunities, review business plans for lenders, provide vessel investment appraisals to investors and commercial due diligence for container lessors. 

Whether you're a shipper/BCO seeking to benchmark container freight rates, advice with you bid/tender process or robust market forecasts, we have the breadth and depth of sector expertise and experience to meet your needs.

Meanwhile, our financial research specialists provide investment opinions on listed container shipping lines.