Linton Nightingale
Deputy Editor
Linton is Lloyd's List's deputy editor. He is also editor of Lloyd’s List’s monthly special reports and annual publications, including our end of year ranking of the 100 most influential people in shipping.
An award-winning journalist, he specialises in the global container market with a particular focus on Europe, writing regular market reports, features and commentaries, whilst keeping our readers up to speed with the latest breaking news from the box industry.
Prior to his position at Informa, Linton was editor of a respected maritime trade journal at a UK publication house.
Linton is also a diehard Tottenham Hotspur fan and proud father to his daughter Luna.
Latest From Linton Nightingale
Containers: Trump tariffs, strike potential and alliance shake-up feeds anxiety
2025 opens with the prospect of industrial action at US east and Gulf coast ports, plus the Trump factor and fresh alliance schedules bringing a new wave of uncertainty to the sector
One Hundred People 2024: Shipping’s elite take pragmatic stand as uncertainty reigns
IMO guidance on the regulatory framework towards net zero could be just months away — or then again, it might not be. Despite being in a state of flux, those at shipping’s forefront are opting for pragmatism rather than simply lying in wait
Maersk chief plays down fears of liner overcapacity
With the brunt of newbuildings phased in, steady demand, slowsteaming, scrapping and the option of returns to tonnage providers, the prospect of overcapacity in container shipping has waned, according to Maersk’s chief executive
Mainline spot rates maintain downward trajectory
Seasonal demand slump continues to drive down the market amid little impetus from capacity adjustments
Shippers warned of further disruption wave
London-based analyst Drewry warns carrier customers that a ‘likely’ US port strike will only add to the ‘chronic situation’ enveloping container shipping in 2025, resulting in even less confidence and ability to control shipping operations than during the Covid crisis
Californian port majors come out trumps in transpacific alliance shake-up
Los Angeles/Long Beach and Californian compatriot Oakland will hit new transpacific call quota highs when new container line loops start in early 2025