The winds of change within the context of containerized shipping have been sweeping to say the least. In the pursuit of environmental sustainability, digitalization, operational and commercial efficiency, and collaborative practices the containerized fleet and the industries commercial practices have been radically modified over a significantly short period of time.
Most symbolic of the industry’s radical transformation in recent years however remains the drastic increase in fully cellular containerships. Since the day that they first took to the open oceans back in the 1960’s container vessels have grown steadily.
The pace of growth has been notorious to say the least. A few years ago, if I were to suggest constructing and sailing a containerized vessel with a