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Warehousing: The crucial link in modern supply chains

For any economy, it is imperative that the goods produced are managed optimally to avoid unnecessary losses during their journey from production to consumption....

Pay rises and apprenticeship schemes first steps on the road to plugging the gap as driver shortage in UK continues

Why did the chicken cross the road? It’s a question we’ve all been asked at some point in our lives, often as a precursor...

Why holistic screening technology is a necessity for banks and the whole trade ecosystem

Sanctions compliance has become an increasingly complicated concept in recent years, so much so that real-time technology is now a must for trade finance...

Reliability Challenges in Ocean Transportation is not only about vessels departing and arriving on time and Capacity Challenges are not only about number of...

Hardly a day goes by where we are not bombarded with industry news about vessel schedule reliability – or rather lack thereof. It certainly...

Access to preferential trade finance will require real-time ESG compliance monitoring

The maritime sector’s 3% contribution to global greenhouse emissions is always in the spotlight whenever a series of extreme weather events leads to calls...

Current logistics situation under Covid-19 in terms of container shortage and survival of NVOCCs

Gone are the days when being an non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) or shipper owned container (SOC) box operator you could buy containers in...

How the IMO can develop effective GHG reduction measures

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) intends to develop comprehensive measures to reduce greenhouse (GHG) emissions. Besides reducing the emissions associated with current shipping practices,...

Acceleration in port capacity investment insufficient to support cargo demand growth

Surging container shipping cargo demand in the wake of the pandemic has resulted in a significant improvement in the global terminal capacity outlook, but...

Containers continue to triumph

The container market continues to impress with record-breaking rates and ordering never seen before. Olivia Watkins, Head Cargo Analyst of VesselsValue, an online valuation and...

Xinhua-Baltic ISCD Index 2021: Container imbalance stymies trade

Surging demand for containerised goods, a rapid bounce-back from the world’s production powerhouse China, and disruptions to vessel supply as pandemic restrictions took hold...

Port congestion: don’t you dare blame the dockers!

"Dockers never stopped," highlighted Terje Samuelsen, European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) Dockers Section Chair, and Berardina Tommasi, ETF Policy Officer for Dockers. The Covid-19 pandemic...

The Day of the Seafarer has never been more relevant

At the height of the pandemic, an estimated 400,000 seafarers were stranded on ships around the globe, trapped by travel restrictions designed to reduce...

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