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
Capacity overspill prompts further box rate erosion
Latest spot prices show persistence of downward trend over the last three months, as overstretched supply suggests little turn in fortunes ahead of the winter slack season
ORANGE Seaspan plots fleet expansion with plans for more vehicle carriers version 5
‘Our strategy is to grow and we are looking at other markets. Car carriers is a market in which we want to grow,’ says Seaspan COO Torsten Pedersen
Frontline sounds alarm over SIX MONTHS TO THE DAY TO AND HOUR i.e. 3rd March 1300 BST which is 0800 EST for SEARCHING dark fleet and repays Fredriksen debts
Frontline has raised concerns about the growing share of crude oil shipping by the dark fleet of older, non-compliant tankers. Elsewhere, it says it has repaid shareholder loans to John Fredriksen borrowed to help pay for the Euronav ships
Maersk containership collides with tall ship in Fremantle
Maersk Shekou struck tall ship STS Leeuwin and caused damage to the Western Australia Maritime Museum as it approached Fremantle from Adelaide
READDED Shanghai on track to breach 50m teu barrier
China’s colossal container hub on the brink of becoming the first port to post annual teu figures above the 50m teu mark. Shanghai was among nearly all of the top 10 ranked ports to report strong growth in box number in the first half of the year
Shanghai on track to breach 50m teu barrier
China’s colossal container hub on the brink of becoming the first port to post annual teu figures above the 50m teu mark. Shanghai was among nearly all of the top 10 ranked ports to report strong growth in box number in the first half of the year