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Ports and terminals are being forced to embrace flexible vessel planning and this is impacting productivity.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has generated diverse temporal and spatial impacts on world ports,” concludes new analysis.

Grain trade volumes are increasing, prices are climbing and larger vessels are wanted.Andrew Penfold considers the implications for port investment.

Proactive responses across the supply chain will be vital to tackle port congestion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What lies ahead for the maritime sector in 2021? Against a background of the impact of COVID-19, Felicity Landon highlights select expert views.

The share of ports facing a significant drop in container vessels calls has dropped but there has been an increase in barge and rail delays.

Two-thirds of UK ports feel ‘somewhat confident’ about the business outlook for 2021, a new survey shows.

One out of four ports are dealing with a higher than normal number of empty containers.

Terminal operators will continue to face cost pressures as the industry handles the latest impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds Drewry.

Just under half of investments in environmental sustainability remain on track, a new survey shows.

New analysis on infrastructure and pension fund investment in container terminals has found this has plateaued but opportunities for growth remain with a change in the approach to investment.

The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in the wake of the COVID-19 induced slowdown in port throughput, according to…

Drewry has outlined the investment needed to ready Southeast Asian ports for COVID-19 driven supply chain diversification alongside the advantages and challenges that these ports have.

Feeder services to regional ports have increased as the COVID-19 pandemic sees a large number of blank sailings mainly on the trade routes with the Far East.

Regional differences are becoming increasingly pronounced in terms of the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ports.

A new report has revealed that for the last three weeks, most ports in the Asia Region have reported a full return to activities as the COVID-19 pandemic has diminished there.

European ports are being impacted by reduced cargo vessel calls more than other regions of the world.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to reignite the US-China trade war which caused havoc for ports as he criticised Chinas handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as unacceptable.

The share of ports facing significant decreases in container vessel calls during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased, a new report has found.

The gradual impact of blank sailings by the world’s major container shipping alliances is beginning to be felt by ports, a new report has found.