The Return of the Canal Crisis
Water levels in critical transit arteries are approaching historic lows. Our historical comparison to the 1974 drought offers a sobering precedent.
Read Analysis →Real-Time Indices
BALTIC DRY: 1,450 ▲ 1.2%BRENT CRUDE: $78.40 ▼ 0.3%CONTAINER IDX: $2,100 ▲ 0.1%RARE EARTHS: 142.5 ▲ 4.5%
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Est. 1965 • Strategic Market Intelligence
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Global Supply Chains at a 60-Year Pivot Point
As geopolitical tides shift, the old routes of maritime trade are being redrawn. Our analysts project a permanent 15% increase in transit times for Euro-Asian routes.
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Steel & Rare Earths: The New Gold
As technology manufacturing reshores, the scramble for raw materials has intensified. We analyze the 10-year outlook for heavy metals.
Read Analysis →1982 Report: The Containerization Boom
Looking back at our seminal 1982 paper predicting the rise of mega-ships. A retrospective look at the data that defined a decade of growth.
Read Analysis →Research Output 2020–2026
Six Decades of Data-Driven Insight
Vanderhelm Research has maintained a continuous record of publication since 1965. The following metrics represent our commitment to rigorous, independent analysis.
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Annual Peer-Reviewed Publications & Strategic Audits · *Projected
1,247Published Reports (1965–2026)
142Countries in Dataset Coverage
98.4%Forecast Accuracy (5-Year Avg)
37Government Consultations (2024)
Global Presence
Transatlantic Research Infrastructure
Beyond our Washington D.C. headquarters, Vanderhelm Research maintains a significant European presence through our Midlands Research Centre in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Established in 1987, this facility serves as our primary hub for European logistics analysis, Brexit-era regulatory monitoring, and Commonwealth market intelligence.
The Midlands office houses our Historical Archives Division, containing over 40,000 physical documents dating back to the post-war shipping renaissance. Our Birmingham-based analysts specialize in cross-Channel trade flows, Northern European port dynamics, and the evolving regulatory landscape of the EU single market.
Washington D.C.
Global HQ · Est. 1965
Americas, Pacific RimBirmingham, UK
Midlands Centre · Est. 1987
EMEA, CommonwealthWashington D.C.
Birmingham, UK
Vanderhelm Global Network
Commitment to Educational Excellence
Advancing Research & Scholarship
Vanderhelm Research is dedicated to the advancement of scholarly inquiry in the fields of logistics, geopolitics, and macroeconomic analysis. Our commitment to academic rigour is reflected in our methodology, our peer-review standards, and our support for the next generation of researchers through fellowship programmes and archival access grants.
Vanderhelm Fellowship Programme
Annual grants supporting doctoral candidates researching global supply chain dynamics, commodity market history, and maritime trade policy.
Archival Access Initiative
Open access to our Birmingham Historical Archives for postgraduate researchers affiliated with accredited institutions.
Early Career Research Grants
Seed funding for innovative research proposals from scholars within five years of completing their doctoral studies.
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Foundational Framework
The Vanderhelm Standard
Our research is governed by the VDR-7 Framework—a proprietary seven-layer analytical model that synthesizes historical trade precedents with real-time logistical telemetry. This dual-lens approach allows our analysts to identify signals that traditional market monitors overlook.
- Historical Parallelism: Mapping current disruptions against 60 years of archival data.
- Network Entropy Analysis: Quantifying the stability of global supply nodes.
- Institutional Sovereignty: Assessing the shift from globalized interdependence to regional autonomy.
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