Independent shipping Journalist, following a lengthy 35+ year career at the Journal of Commerce including editor-in-chief and TPM founder and chairman
Brooklyn
Joined November 2009
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Ocean container security has moved on from the post 9-11 heyday, reflecting changing US priorities linkedin.com/pulse/security-… via @LinkedIn
For over a decade @maersk refused to grow its fleet ahead of market growth. With carriers profitable and the landscape in their favor potentially long term, that logic is changing. linkedin.com/pulse/big-maers… via @LinkedIn
The Hanjin collapse ten years ago was the most significant turning point in container shipping. Here I explain why. linkedin.com/pulse/hanjin-tu… via @LinkedIn
Several respected industry leaders were willing to offer their reflections on the value of TPM upon the 25th anniversary of the world’s largest container shipping event, starting March 2
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@LogTechEric: “despite the nearly $140 billion invested in logistics startups globally from 2012 through 2023, according to McKinsey, most of those inefficiencies remain, and the underlying structure of the industry has hardly changed.” joc.com/article/logtech-inve…
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A dockworker strike looms next month, threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts and throw the economy into chaos weeks before the presidential election. The Biden administration has few options to avert disaster, writes @PeterTirschwell
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My latest @WSJ op-ed on the limited tools @POTUS has at his disposal to prevent an East and Gulf coast port strike, a topic at #TPM25 wsj.com/opinion/on-the-water…
Out of date, rates have been falling for the past month
BREAKING: Container shipping costs from China have spiked to their highest levels since 2022.
Since the beginning of 2024, shipping rates have more than TRIPLED.
It now costs ~$9,000 to ship a 40-foot container from Shanghai to New York and ~$8,000 to Los Angeles.
This has been driven by a sharp drop in Suez Canal transit volume, disruptions at some ports in Asia, and demand increase due to inventory restocking.
Rising shipping costs are fueling inflation.
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Let's celebrate Women in Shipping at the TPM Special Networking Reception! Join us for this evening as we honour the remarkable women driving the marine industry.
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A special #TPM24 edition of Freight Forward is out - linkedin.com/pulse/freight-f…
