Ten trends that will shape the shipping industry in 2025 and beyond
Carbon regulation and Trump 2.0 are the obvious factors on which everyone is focused for 2025 — but don’t discount the impact of transparency, Africa, asset prices and AI next year
Top Stories
USTR scales back port fee plan targeting Chinese ships, offering relief to domestic exporters
The industry provided extensive feedback to the US Trade Representative proposed port fee plan, and it looks like that input was taken seriously. On Thursday, the USTR revealed its long-awaited plan, which has been substantially dialed down from the original proposal presented in February
Practical advice to fight corrosion
The Corrosion Handbook breaks new ground in countering corrosion
Spotlight
Key worker status will protect seafarers in the next pandemic
While it may look ceremonial on paper, the key worker designation seafarers were afforded in Geneva will have real consequences, negotiators say
Record pool deficit could hit P&I underwriting performance, Lockton broker warns
Some International Group affiliates could see combined ratios top 100%, said Pippa Atkins
The Lloyd’s List Outlook Forum: Live from Singapore
Lloyd’s List’s editor-in-chief Richard Meade leads a star-studded line-up at Singapore Maritime Week and asks how the industry can invest long-term when volatility is at an all-time high
Annual Outlook 2025
Carbon regulation and Trump 2.0 are the obvious factors that everyone is focussed on for 2025, but don’t discount the impact of transparency, Africa, asset prices and AI next year. Click here to view the full report
Containers: Trump tariffs, strike potential and alliance shake-up feeds anxiety
2025 opens with the prospect of industrial action at US east and Gulf coast ports, plus the Trump factor and fresh alliance schedules bringing a new wave of uncertainty to the sector
Tankers: Market braces for further volatility, supply shocks in 2025
Western regulators are to step up sanctions enforcement on Russia and Iran, having already designated more than 200 vessels in 2024 as a bifurcated energy commodities market was firmly established
Dry bulk: Tighter supply to balance demand drop-offs
On a positive note, restrained fleet growth combined with slower sailing speeds and greater recycling, prompted by weaker rates and coming emissions regulations, will prevent 2025 from being a true annus horribilis
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