The year of shipping 2022 received a major signing-off when Søren Skou announced his departure as CEO of the second-largest container carrier in the world, Maersk. 

But Maersk made splashes for other reasons too, especially for its logistics armament causing the carrier to take on more of a dual role – in both sea freight and logistics.

Some forwarders expressed concerns about the dual role, while DSV kept a straight face. 

2022 was also the year leading up to the new climate regulation taking effect, and there is no doubt that CII has been a hot topic in shipping with several players criticizing the regulation for missing several crucial marks. 

Container carriers raked in large profits during the two years of the global pandemic, but that is all coming to an end. How the normalization of the container market will play out has also been an interesting topic for readers of ShippingWatch. 

Finally, 2022 saw Russia invading Ukraine, and the international community’s trade sanctions against Russia also mattered to our readers. 

Here are our readers’ top picks from 2022: 

1. Søren Skou steps down as Maersk CEO
2. Forwarders express concern about Maersk’s dual role in sea freight and logistics
3. DSV CEO calls Maersk and MSC’s entry into logistics ”inconsequential”
4. Companies halt or consider suspending business with Russia
5. Six specific ocean voyages illustrate absurd CII paradox
6. HMM, Maersk company and 21 carriers fined for illegal price fixing
7. Shippers should expect high container rates all the way into 2024
8. MSC demands changes to CII: Rules punish at random and will reduce fleet capacity
9. ”Complete collapse” in demand for container freight – and it could get even worse
10. Vincent Clerc sets new targets for Maersk in preparation of difficult times
11. Is MSC getting too big for 2M alliance with Maersk?
12. Klaus-Michael Kühne believes Hapag-Lloyd makes too much money
13. Maersk investor skeptical toward CEO Søren Skou’s logistics ambitions
14. New acquisitions expected to grow DSV and Kuehne + Nagel in 2022
15. McKinsey heralds bad news for shippers – normalization could be delayed until 2024
16. Maersk makes new acquisition – buys Pilot Freight Services
17. Political factors may sideline DSV in quest for DB Schenker – favoring DHL
18. EU lands preliminary agreement for CO2 quotas for shipping
19. DSV far along in GIL integration and open to new major acquisitions in 2022
20. Major container lines halt trade with Russia – Cosco remains silent