Author: Jitendra Bhonsle

Let’s delve into the factors that shippers consider to select container carriers -and understand how they influence the decision of which carrier to use and the relative importance of each element.

Let’s take a look at the relative merits and demerits of owning or chartering vessels, as well as Carrier strategies when it comes to evaluating whether to own vessel or charter.

In this article, we will delve into certain other factors that will undeniably exert considerable influence on the container industry, over the course of the next 2 to 3 years.

Let’s take a look at the underlying trends that are expected to influence the container shipping industry in 2022, and analyse the direction and magnitude of their impact on the commercial environment and operational aspects of the industry.

Even within the Shipping and Ports industry, there exist specialized indices catering to sub-segments such as Containers, Bulk, Dry, import/ export, geographical regions/ trade routes etc.

In this article, we will understand the various tactics and plans that can help mitigate the impact of poor schedule reliability and supply chain disruptions.

Let’s take a look at the evolution of container vessels, on two parameters – by size and by the ability to serve trade lanes.