Special Briefing: Cuts in Shipping Capacity ‘Risk Empty Shelves’

(Video: BBC • Text: Transport Intelligence – John Manners-Bell)



Last week, a major research project examining the impact of the container shipping industry on the global economy came to a conclusion. The project, called ‘The Box’, was a year-long project for UK broadcaster the BBC to tell the story of international trade and globalisation by tracking a standard shipping container around the world.

The container, provided by NYK and working on a commercial basis, could be tracked via the BBC’s website as it moved across the world via a selection of modes.

To celebrate its return to London, a day of media coverage was organised, examining not only the project but the state of the shipping industry as a whole. Ti’s Chief Executive, John Manners-Bell, was interviewed on radio and TV commenting on trends and developments in the sector over the past year, and its prospects for the immediate future. […]

For more information on the BBC’s project, ‘The Box’, follow this link.