Rob Willmington
Markets Editor
Rob has two decades of experience in maritime data, research & analysis and feature writing. He has contributed to numerous B2B maritime publications including Fairplay, Fairplay Solutions, Safety at Sea, JOC and Containerisation International. In addition, he has been involved in various research projects including the IHS Markit multiclient study: ‘What bunker fuel for the high seas?'.
Rob has a particular interest in global shipbuilding, ship design and technology and vessel supply matters in the container, cruise/ferry, dry cargo, ro-ro, vehicle carrier and tanker vessel sectors.
Latest From Rob Willmington
Battery-powered fleet expands as deepsea sector awaits breakthrough
Despite rapid progress, fully electric deepsea cargo ships remain technically and commercially difficult as energy requirements would require batteries occupying substantial cargo space, while ports would need vastly larger charging infrastructure
LNG tanker and sanctioned tankers head to Indian ship recyclers
India’s willingness to accept sanctioned vessels continues to give its recycling industry a competitive edge over Bangladesh, Pakistan and Türkiye
The week in newbuildings: Seaspan enters big bulk sector with Vale-linked ore carrier order
Seaspan’s latest orders continue its diversification programme beyond its traditional containership business
Deferred scrapping leaves container sector with growing pool of elderly boxships
There are now 658 containerships aged 25 years or more, representing 1.6m teu of capacity, with a further 1,000-plus vessels aged 20-24 years
September newbuild wave highlights container shipping’s supply-side risk
A potentially significant development is Offen Group’s prospective return to the market, which if confirmed would be the German shipowners’ first boxship newbuilding investment since 2007