Data and collaboration are key when it comes to optimising the ship-port interface That’s according to industry experts from the Global Industry Alliance, who took part recently in the MarineTraffic webinar. The alliance is a public-private partnership led by the IMO designed to kickstart a low-carbon shipping industry. Minimising greenhouse[…]
The COVID-19 pandemic can have a positive impact on digital transformation in the maritime industry. That’s according to the panel of experts in our recent webinar, ‘Maritime Digitalisation – Unlocking Opportunities for the Shipping Industry’. After the cornonavirus was discovered in Wuhan, it was China that was first forced to[…]
The trade wars must stop as we move into a post-coronavirus era. That’s according to our panel of guests on MarineTraffic recent webinar, ‘Containers Don’t Lie: Global Trade Forecast’. Container ships are the lifeblood of trade. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the global economy. Ships still remain[…]
The widespread effects of COVID-19 have obviously had a major impact on global trade patterns. With so much of today’s containership capacity currently sitting idle all around the world, the existing global economy has to be adjusted accordingly. Yesterday’s panel presentation was entitled ‘Containerships don’t lie: Global Forecast session’ and[…]
As COVID-19 wreaked havoc at the end of the first quarter, the Baltic Dry Index hit near record lows. Mining operations were cut back, along with vessel scrapping activity. However, the ultra-gloomy predictions might have been hasty. With lockdown restrictions beginning to ease, speakers in our recent webinar – ‘Dry[…]