Images of fleets of large container ships at anchor waiting to be unloaded, terminals at capacity, stressed customs clearing functions and a growing truck driver shortage underline just how fragile our supply chains are. These interruptions will jeopardize our on-time inventory systems, manufacturers’ reliance on parts sourced from overseas, the delivery of the very consumer …
Over the last four decades I have had the privilege of frequently visiting Hamburg, Germany, which is known as the container capital of the world. In doing so, I had a front row seat watching the “Container Revolution” from its infancy into what it is today. What did I see? From the end of the …
The Decade of “Clean Tech” At Green Shipping Line, we believe that carbon is the new currency of the “clean tech” revolution. Investors and companies are looking for transformative ventures that will reduce or eliminate carbon emissions in the era of “decarbonization” and “net zero emissions”. That being said, we at Green Shipping Line …
For the last five years, Green Shipping Line (GSL) has been developing an affordable offshore wind feeder vessel that can be built in the United States and operate in all U.S. coastal ports.
This is especially important because after visiting European offshore wind ports, including Esbjerg and Cuxhaven, along with a careful study of ports in the United States, we concluded there is a vast difference between the European and U.S. ports and adjustments to approaches will need to be taken.
The element of time plays a critical role in any supply chain.
In fact, time is often the most significant factor in rating the efficiency of a supply chain. For instance, a factory must have parts and materials to keep production rolling and “On Time Delivery” is often a crucial deciding factor when a company is contracted to supply products to a manufacturer or vendor.
Currently, there are approximately 43 million shipping containers across the globe. Of those 43 million containers, however, only 23 million are being used for transport or other practical usage. The majority of the 23 million “active” containers in the pool are standard 20’ and 40’ containers, which are the workhorses of the industry
In December 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a comprehensive report on the offshore wind industry to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Here is what the report examines.
This month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced $19.6 M in grant awards to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. This is a great start, but we still do not have enough modern shipbuilding capacity to meet our needs in the coming decade.
There are several ways for companies to meet their sustainability goals of reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Two of the more popular methods are purchasing carbon offsets and choosing more sustainable methods like finding greener ways of transporting goods. At Green Shipping Line (GSL), we refer to these as “passive” and “active” strategies and submit that anything that actively removes carbon emissions is superior to passive efforts.
A great deal of information has been forthcoming on Evergreen Marine Corporation’s vessel, the ‘Ever Given’, which ended up grounded on the Suez Canal for nearly a week. Perhaps the biggest takeaways are the references to the global supply chain. Read more about how to prevent future incidents.
