11 Aug 2020 Asma Mehan and Maurice Jansen On 5th of August 2020, the Lebanese capital and port city, Beirut, was rocked by a massive explosion that has killed hundreds and injured thousands more, ravaging the heart of the city’s nearby downtown business district and neighbouring housing areas, where more than 750,000…
Comparing data from 2019 with data from 2014 regarding world merchant fleet – top 3 shipowning countries have remained the same: Greece, Japan and China. In total the world merchant fleet accounted for 1, 962, 582 ( DWT ‘000) and 51,684 in terms of number of ships over 1000 GT. …
Alphaliner data on top 30 container shipping lines updated on 06.12.2019! The Alphaliner data on containerlines during all twelve months of 2019 are collected and visualized. During 12 months most of lines increased operated capacity. Leader on increased operated capacity with 427,487 TEU is MSC followed by COSCO (168,894…
This infographic reflects changes of fleet value for top 10 countries and is based on data from VesselsValue reports!
Hi! This post visualise data regarding top container liner companies acording data from Alphaliner! You are welcome to leave comments regarding functionality of these data! I am still working to make chart more visible for users, so feel free! Enjoy! Roberts
The Port of Riga is an important hub of freight transportation corridor that links goods’ production and consumption markets in the EU and the CIS countries. It is one of the major ports on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. In terms of goods handled it ranks as one of ports between 30 largest ports…
EMSA on 19.07.2018 published report on Seafarer Statistics in the EU ( www.emsa.europa.eu ). The statistical review presented in this report is based on data extracted from certificates and endorsements registered by EU Member States until 31 December 2016 and recorded in the STCW Information System.Reports represents a snapshot of…
This blog was posted at World Economic Forum Agenda on the 11th of January 2016 as part of an essay contest on the Fourth Industrial Revolution theme of the Davos WEF Summit later that month. Changes from one era to the next happen when mega trends converge at the same…
While there seems no end to the technological economies of scale in container shipping, the question is whether building ever bigger ships serves a purpose, for the firm itself and for society at large. In the process of scaling up, liner operators are mixing up size with growth. Big is…