Alkagesta chief executive Orkhan Rustamov has called for shipping companies and commodity traders to coordinate more closely in response to rising freight costs, according to Alkagesta Newsroom. In an opinion article published by maritime industry title The Motor Ship, he examines the structural pressures behind what the company’s account describes as record transport costs and argues that the industry cannot simply treat those increases as unavoidable.
The newsroom summary points to several market developments cited in the article: tanker freight rates in the Eastern Mediterranean and on regional trading routes, shipping costs between the Gulf and the Far East, and Trans-Rhine freight costs at their highest in 14 years. It presents these examples as the backdrop to Rustamov’s argument for an industry response. The summary does not provide individual freight quotations or specify the periods covered by the other rate movements.
Rustamov identifies three practical priorities: operational agility, diversification of supply chains and planning for different scenarios. According to Alkagesta Newsroom, his argument is that these should form the basis of efforts to make supply networks more resilient and adaptable. The emphasis is on the ability to respond to abrupt changes, with geopolitical and environmental shocks identified as the disruptions that shipping companies and traders need to be prepared to handle together.
Closer alignment between those businesses is central to the approach described in the newsroom report. Rather than accepting higher transport bills as a fixed feature of trading conditions, Rustamov makes the case for a shared response focused on supply-network resilience. The source frames the article as an opinion contribution about the responsibilities of the shipping and trading industries; it does not announce a new Alkagesta shipping service, freight agreement or investment programme.