Inside the early warning system of global trade, according to Alan Murphy

If you see Sea Intelligence’s Alan Murphy named on a conference programme, you inwardly cheer and rush to get a good seat. (Better still, is to find him in a bar afterwards) But in a world without bars or events, perhaps the next best thing is to read an interview with him.

Here, he explains the importance of blank sailing data as an indicator; about how one-quarter of carriers would be bankrupt now if the market had not already slimmed down; ...