How the charter and container markets have collided

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The shipowning and finance side of the container industry on the one hand, and the liner and logistics side on the other, operate generally in isolation.

There is different vocabulary, largely separate conference and events circuits and a contrasting set of concerns and metrics.

In normal times the day-to-day logistical headaches liner companies, shippers, forwarders and terminals must suffer are of limited relevance to vessel owners, and it is unusual even for logistical problems to drive freight market fortunes.

Of course, these are ...