Why shipping’s niche players are set to resurge

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Shipping analyst Mark O’Neill argues that niche maritime operators could benefit as the global economy shifts from globalization toward regionalization. The article links the trend to changes in the structures and operating assumptions that have shaped international shipping for decades.

Mark O’Neill discusses the likely shipping impact as the world shifts from globalisation to regionalisation. For decades, global shipping has been built around a simple premise: the more integrated the world economy became –  governed and regulated by a sophisticated and universally respected international rules-based order – the more efficient, standardised and global maritime transport would …