Ocean carriers’ ever-tightening grip on capacity control shows no signs of loosening

Vessel capacity for shippers was a given in the early days of TPM, but since then carrier customers have faced an accelerating assault on capacity coming from both outside the industry and within, writes Peter Tirschwell.

Feb 19, 2025 - 13:53
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Ocean carriers’ ever-tightening grip on capacity control shows no signs of loosening
Vessel capacity for shippers was a given in the early days of TPM, but since then carrier customers have faced an accelerating assault on capacity coming from both outside the industry and within, writes Peter Tirschwell.