James Baker
Container Shipping Editor
James has been working as a business journalist for more than 25 years in his native New Zealand and the UK which he now calls home.
He is currently Container Shipping Editor for Lloyd’s List, covering container carriers, terminals, shippers and regulation, having been a specialist reporter and editor for Informa during the past two decades.
Outside of containerships, James also has an interest in smaller vessels, and is a member of the Wafi Yacht Club.
Latest From James Baker
New risk landscape emerging for shipping
Shipping has a reputation for resilience in the face of adversity. But some fundamental challenges in its future could test that to destruction
Small ports face big challenges to decarbonise
Small economies face higher costs for maritime transport and are often most exposed to the impacts of climate change. Funding the transition to net zero will be a matter of difficult choices
Port communications a key factor in supply chain resilience
Port community systems and single windows serve the internal purposes of port stakeholders. But cargo owners rarely have the insight they require
MSC puts ports at centre of network strategy
As supply chains become more diversified, direct port calls allow more agility, says Søren Toft. Owning stakes in ports helps secure a Formula One service that boosts efficiency
One Hundred Ports: Box lines struggled in 2023 with weak demand and low freight rates
The pandemic ordering spree came home to roost in 2023. It was only the Red Sea crisis that staved off a disaster for the sector
Cape of Good Hope transits down again as weather batters South African coast
Bad weather has seen transits round the Cape of Good Hope fall, with containerships and bulk carriers in particular avoiding the region