Port congestion getting worse

The impact of elections in India, Mexico, the European Parliament, and the United States, could introduce further uncertainty to supply chain risks in 2025.

Cemex and its partners have been awarded a grant of nearly £1.7M by the UK Department for Transport for the next stage of development of a shore power system for use by its marine aggregates discharge ships

Forth Ports’ English port has extended its long-standing partnership with one of the UK’s leading crop production and grain marketing businesses for a further five years

Pairpoint (Vodafone and Sumitomo Corporation’s Economy of Things business), Deloitte and asset iintelligence company Nexxiot have joined forces to offer digital services that speed up the flow of goods worldwide

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi militia on merchant ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden could trigger a global supply chain crisis; Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd suspend Red Sea sailings; World Shipping Council calls for decisive action to ensure freedom of navigation

Greece-based Star Bulk Carriers and US-based Eagle Bulk Shipping are to merge in a deal worth US$2.1B