Introduction to Vessel Operations
In keeping with my intention to release the documents I have created over the years, today I am pleased to share the slide deck for the...
Container Stowage Manual - FREE
I've been writing about container stowage for years now and, as part of that work, I've been compiling a guide to Container Stowage. Up...
Customer-Centric Operations
If you look inside any major shipping company and somehow manage to dig all the way down to wherever Operations is hidden, you’ll find...
Are we looking at Terminal Infrastructure the wrong way around?
Container vessels have been getting progressively larger, to the point of 23,000 TEU. Whilst this may generate economies of scale for the...
Shipping is Broken – Technology (Part III)
When it comes to Liner Shipping, a reasonable rule of thumb would be that, technologically speaking, they are about two decades behind...
Can shipping be fixed?.......Capacity (Part II)
As I wrote in my last article, Liner Shipping Companies are notoriously self-destructive. Pricing was one example of how this manifests...
Can shipping be fixed?......Pricing (Part I)
Shipping is broken…. There have recently been a series of articles and observations about Pricing and how shippers are ranking carriers...
50,000 TEU - The future, or not?
We hope you've enjoyed the last series of articles that look at the predictions of 50,000 TEU vessels in 50 years time. You can now...
Should we go down this path?
This is the last instalment in my articles sparked by the McKinsey report about 50,000 TEU vessels being the norm in 50 years. I've...
Terminals of the Future.....
So far, we have explored the possible design and operational challenges that would come with vessels upwards of 50,000 TEU. The next...
