Where did it all go wrong for the ocean carriers?

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There is none better qualified than a highly-respected veteran logistics analyst to critique the dysfunctional container liner shipping industry and explain how and where the carriers have lost the plot.

David Charlesworth, senior advisor at Drewry is leaving the transport consultant to pursue a career in academic research, but he has signed off with a brilliant thought-provoking article on the narrow-minded strategies of the ‘one-size-fits-all’ commoditisation of the container industry and the opportunities that have been missed.

What about the outlook?

Unfortunately there ...