Gavin Van Marle

How Lloyd’s List inspired a shipping hero

Derek Johnson, one of the most renowned figures in UK box shipping, tells young freight forwarders and shipping agents about his life and career
Yildirim expands its port horizons

Port ambitions can dovetail with group’s other commercial ventures
India

Challenging times for an Asian tiger
High bunker prices take toll on Indian shipowners

First loss in nearly two decades for Shipping Corporation of India but privately owned companies use fleet flexibility to protect against declining profitability
Cabotage regulations limit ICTT’s potential

Vallarpadam facility was expected to target Colombo traffic but India’s cabotage laws are stunting the development of volumes at the new terminal

Making the UK a hub for Europe?
London Gateway and Felixstowe are not necessarily rivals
Why shipping needs to see a shrink
Reluctance to cut Asia-Europe box capacity sees critics question industry’s sanity
Asia-Europe shippers feel squeeze from airfreight
Overcapacity sees freighter operators struggle
Production shift threatens box recovery
Falling freight rates have turned the Europe-Asia container trades into a bloodbath
Towage & Salvage
Change on the way as tug owners group together
Rena points to salvage challenges of larger boxships
The grounding in New Zealand shows that salvors must prepare for operations involving next-generation vessels
P&I raises concerns over tugs handling bigger ships
The strains placed on tugs handling larger vessels needs to be more fully understood
Operating efficiency driving tug innovation
The development of engines that burn cleaner fuel and optimised hull forms are key focus areas in tug design
Change on the way as tug owners group together
More consolidation likely in harbour towage sector as ports look for one-stop-shop solutions
Container shipping branches out into the flowers trade
Dutch flower auction FloraHolland is looking at a switch from air freight to cut the costs of transporting thousands of fresh cut flowers daily