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On 22nd April 2022, the cities of Antwerp and Bruges in Belgium signed a shareholders’ agreement to merge their respective ports. As a result, the Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have become unified to form the Port of Antwerp-Bruges which is the largest port in Europe. In today’s blog, we have provided a comprehensive report…

With container shipping being responsible for moving around 90% of international commodities, the ocean freight industry plays a major role in sustaining the modern economy. However, ever since the pandemic we can see a sharp rise in sea freight rates due to several factors like container shortage, equipment shortage, labour shortage, port congestion, etc. In…

Since the start of last year, there have been over 80 important port construction projects. The net investments in these projects amount to over $39 billion. The new investments came at a time when the global ocean freight shipping industry was reeling under the impact of a pandemic, labour shortage, container shortage, and lack of…

Last week, the container shipping industry was abuzz with excitement regarding the news of the world’s first electric autonomous cargo ship. Over the last decade, the idea of self-driving vehicles has transformed from a Sci-Fi project to reality. Now the transportation and logistics industry is waiting for the next giant leap- viz the introduction of…