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
Falling attack costs help fuel rising cyber risk at ports
Large ports are fending off tens of millions of attacks per month. Only one needs to be successful for cargo to be affected
Hamburg’s Meier seeks to facilitate ports sector’s transition resilience
Newly elected to a second term as head of the IAPH, Jens Meier is focusing on the big picture
Data and relationships key as Los Angeles battles policy whirlwind
Unpredictable trade policy is causing maximum uncertainty at terminal velocity but Port of Los Angeles’ Gene Seroka is standing firm on shifting sands
Rerouting leads to increase in containers lost overboard
Voyages around the Cape of Good Hope face rougher weather conditions than those transiting the Red Sea. A third of boxes lost at sea last year were recorded in the waters off South Africa
CMA CGM acquires Belgian airline
CMA CGM has been expanding its airfreight services since it launched in 2021. Acquisition of Air Belgium will add four more aircraft to its fleet
Hapag-Lloyd maintains forecast despite uncertain outlook
Higher volumes and freight rates get year off to a good start. But geopolitics and trade war loom over full-year outlook