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NewsRemote workforce planning a priority
A new report has found that safety and planning and managing a remote workforce are priorities for terminal operators as they adapt their operations and business strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsEurope worst hit by vessel call reduction
European ports are being impacted by reduced cargo vessel calls more than other regions of the world.
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News“EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND”
What a turnaround! Coronavirus has driven us away from the idea of ‘no-man is an island’ in completely the opposite direction. Physical contact is quite rightly frowned upon, the ethos now is isolation and lock down (as depicted in comic terms on our front cover)! The knock-on consequences of COVID-19 ...
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NewsTHE POST COVID-19 NEW WORLD
Andrew Penfold of Mundy Penfold Ltd looks at the current COVID-19 pandemic and asks whether it will ever be business as usual for the container industry.
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NewsTaking out the trash
Waterborne plastic pollution grabs public attention - manual cleaning is, however, time-consuming and labour intensive. Stevie Knight asks if unmanned systems can help?
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NewsBlank sailings down in May
The number of sailing cancellations has decreased between April and May by 12%, apart from the Transpacific trade, where there is a 32% increase in cancelled sailings.
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NewsScan and deliver
John Bensalhia takes a look at today''s container scanning system innovations and developments.
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NewsTrump threatens to reignite trade war
US President Donald Trump has threatened to reignite the US-China trade war which caused havoc for ports as he criticised China''s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as unacceptable.
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NewsCritical vessel call situation emerges
The share of ports facing significant decreases in container vessel calls during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased, a new report has found.
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News20 port authorities vow to remain operational
20 port authorities have signed a declaration to keep ports open to seaborne trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsCOVID-19: IMPACT AND ADVICE
Today’s ‘normal’ is a new normal – one dominated by COVID-19 which is progressively reaching into the lives of business worldwide with the international ports sector and supply chain as a whole at the forefront of this.
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NewsPorts feeling impact of blank sailings
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.
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NewsSteep fall in container port throughput
New analysis of container port throughput shows a steep fall in February, reflecting COVID-19''s impact on the maritime economy.
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NewsCOVID-19 impact will hit in Q2 2020
A major port operator has said the real impact of COVID-19 will be seen from Q2 2020 onwards.
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NewsSpreading the load faster and breakdown less
John Bensalhia looks at notable recent trends and developments for container-handling spreaders and talks to equipment suppliers about their activities.
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NewsDigital logistics management progresses
A mega port operator has taken a major step forward in digitising the management of logistics.
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NewsEnergy port to be built in Netherlands
A dredge sludge depot in the Netherlands will be developed into an energy port to play a crucial part in realising wind farms in the North Sea and help meet the needs of Europe''s energy transition.
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NewsLOOKING INTO THE ‘DARK’
Ron Crean of London-based Windward, outlines what ports and terminals need to be wary of to be safe from sanctions.
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NewsMalware attack hit shipping company
A container shipping company hit by a network outage has confirmed it was caused by a "malware attack based on an engineered targeted vulnerability".
