Annual Review and Forecast · Latest release 27 May 2025
Is seafarer supply matching the demand from today’s global fleet? Drewry Maritime Research’s Manning Annual Review and Forecast 2025/26 report tackles this critical question and sets out the facts concerning seafarer wage rates and terms of employment that dictate the cost of manning vessels today.
07 Oct 2025: As ocean freight rates continue to soften, shippers will seek more favourable contract rates and improved terms with carriers and forwarders for 2026.
22 Sep 2025: A total of 19 companies qualified as global terminal operators (GTOs) for coverage in Drewry’s latest Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast report, with MOL, NYK and Yang Ming dropping out of the Drewry league tables and ONE making its debut in the global rankings.
29 Apr 25: Drewry’s concludes major data development project and expands CFRI coverage adding 5,500 new lanes to the flagship spot market ocean freight rate benchmarking service.