Container Shipping
Container Market Latest Insight: 15 Dec 2020
Container equipment shortage due to logistics not fleet underinvestmentContainer shipping remains disrupted by box equipment shortages which are restricting available capacity and so forcing freight rates to record highs. However, this is being driven by empty container repositioning issues rather than inadequate fleet.
16 Oct 2020: Container Insight: 'Riding the waves'Container trade has been resilient during the pandemic as consumer confidence has been given a shot through government support.
14 May 2020: Post COVID-19 Container market outlookDownload the slides from our latest container market outlook webinar briefing. Contact us to find out more about our webinar programme.
07 Apr 2020: Cancelled Sailings and Port Waiting Times TrackersWe are now tracking and publishing weekly containership cancelled sailings and waiting times intelligence
01 Apr 2020: Coronavirus latest impact assessmentWe publish our latest container shipping ’insight’ assessment - which coincides with the publication of our flagship Container Forecaster quarterly edition update.
04 Feb 2020: Time for a coronavirus contingency plan in container shippingLogistics Executive Briefing: Health crises cannot be ignored by shippers. Exporters and importers have to deal with issues in the real world and need to activate contingency plans as the coronavirus effects spread.
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