Opinion: Shipping is fast becoming digital – but forget about disruption

Carriers have become much more digital. But the fear of a sudden change coming from the outside is unfounded, writes Lars Jensen.
Lars Jensen is a shipping analyst and founder of consultancy Vespucci Maritime. In the future, he will write two opinion pieces for ShippingWatch a month. | Photo: Magnus Møller
Lars Jensen is a shipping analyst and founder of consultancy Vespucci Maritime. In the future, he will write two opinion pieces for ShippingWatch a month. | Photo: Magnus Møller
by LARS JENSEN, analyst and founder of VESPUCCI MARITIME

The digitalization of container shipping will gather additional momentum in the coming years. This to some degree sounds like a cliché as digitalization of shipping has been a buzzword for more than a decade. However, several major changes are imminent and will lead to significant changes.

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