India’s general election has taken place in seven phases over the last several weeks, making it the biggest exercise in democracy in...

I’ve attended several conferences so far this year that address issues around ‘sustainable’ shipping. Before I go any further, it might...

Here’s the TrumpTweet in full: For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10%...

I received several calls on Friday and over the weekend asking for my view on the US announcement that it intends to stand by its...

We are delighted to announce our MD, Mark Williams, will be speaking at this free afternoon seminar on Wednesday 1 May 2019. In recent...

Ten most populous countries in 2018 (Source: World Economic Forum) There are now about 7.5 Billion people alive and almost six in ten of...

In 1999 I completed my MSc in Operational Research, having gone back to college part time because, with a BA and MA in Literature with...

I’ve been spending some time thinking about the longer term changes to our industry which are based on the rise of the emerging markets...

Deglobalization has taken on a new twist: the taking of economic hostages. In a return to a medieval form of warmaking, rival countries...

After considering the news around the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, I found myself alarmed that just a few of the 20 national leaders at...

If power rejects the limits placed upon it, what next? From 23 to 25 October this year, Riyadh in Saudi Arabia will be the host city for...

Shipping Strategy MD Mark Williams joins Lloyds List's Richard Meade in conversation on the Lloyds' List Podcast. The two of them talk...

The retreat of globalisation and the rise of smaller club deals President Trump has praised his own efforts in replacing NAFTA with USMCA...

According to OPEC (based on 2015 data) 60 per cent of the world’s marine fuels are supplied in just six countries: Singapore, China, the...

Everyone is talking about IMO 2020. The tighter emissions regs are forcing ship owners to retrofit scrubber technology (only about 5 per...

I was asked this week by an academic institution what I thought the key skills for maritime leaders of the future would be. After some...

Following COSCO's deal for OOCL, now CMA-CGM and Hapag Lloyd are reported to be discussing an all-share merger, though neither company...

I have been thinking about two important changes in oil markets that are bound to affect tanker markets. These are in addition to the...