Container Shipping in 2025 – The Postponed Apocalypse?
Is container shipping in 2025 set for collapse, or is it just another cycle in an unpredictable industry? This time last year, industry insiders were sounding the alarm, predicting doom and gloom for the container shipping market. Now, as 2024 draws to a close, that apocalyptic narrative has returned, with analysts once again forecasting a […]
A new logistics terminal for England’s Golden Triangle
Objections to a huge logistics park with rail freight facilities have been dismissed. The project has moved into initial construction. It’s the latest development in the so-called Logistics Golden Triangle. Initial construction has begun on the West Midlands Interchange, a designated UK Strategic Rail Freight Interchange and a vast logistics park. However, a brief window […]
How Stretched Supply Chains Hurt Poorer Nations
Is the global economy becoming an insurmountable obstacle course? Extended and fragmented supply chains are impacting energy, food supplies, and economies worldwide. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s Review of Maritime Transport 2024, it’s the world’s poorest nations—those already vulnerable to climate change, economic instability, and political volatility—that are facing […]
Flats and shipping container-style business units get okay for Welsh city centre
Plans for more flats and commercial units near Swansea’s High Street have been given the go-ahead. A six-storey block consisting of affordable flats and commercial units will replace a small car park at the lower end of the Urban Village development between The Strand and High Street. A shipper container-style scheme for businesses will be […]