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Reefer Shipping to Outpace Dry Cargo Trade Despite Container Shortages

Growth in seaborne perishable cargo slowed in 2019 but is forecast to better weather the COVID-19 induced economic storm than the dry cargo trade given the broader resilience of the food supply chain. Meanwhile, availability of refrigerated container equipment is forecast to tighten as buoyant trade and continued modal shift boost expansion in reefer cargo carried by containerships, according to…


Size Isn’t Everything

It’s reassuring that even in the ports world, the best things can come in smaller parcels. Drewry’s new global container port connectivity index has thrown up some unexpected stars – and pushed some giants further down the list than they might ever have expected. Drewry launched its bespoke index in order to rank and monitor how well connected the world’s…