Royal Wagenborg and Carisbrooke Shipping have entered into a strategic partnership to expand their shortsea multipurpose fleets. They will launch up to ten 7,400 dwt ice-class 1A newbuild vessels.
Growing the UK bulk freight market will depend less on attracting traditional heavy industries and more on aggregating smaller cargo volumes while improving access to the rail network.
Unpredictability rather than transit time is the greatest obstacle to supply chain performance, according to Martin Hubert, founder and chief executive of Freightgate.
The Port of Liverpool has recorded a more than 200% increase in enquiries from fertiliser importers as supply chain uncertainty linked to the Strait of Hormuz prompts companies to review their logistics strategies.