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Naval gazing, what lies ahead for the supply chain

As this blighted year nears its end, three maritime journalists were asked to assess the industry as it enters a critical period in history....

Global co-operation will pave the way to a sustainable future

Collaboration is key to address the global challenges that lie before us. Digitalisation and efforts of the decarbonisation of global shipping will be the...

Is the maritime sector out of step?

Global warming is a ticking time-bomb that could destroy us all or it could be a dud, failing to explode at the expected time....

The EU takes the lead on maritime emissions reduction

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets next week to debate the latest provisions for the decarbonisation of shipping, MEP Jutta Paulus explains why...

UNCTAD relegates climate change in global trade report

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) believes that the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fault lines in global supply chains and...

Rail comes into sharp focus with the rise in the cost of seafreight

The reallocation of freight flows between modes of transport in the first three quarters of 2020 led to an increase in the importance of...

Hydrogen or battery technologies, new rules narrow energy choices

In the week after the intersessional working group approved controversial carbon emission rules to be put to the International Maritime Organization’s MEPC 75 this...

Information sharing communities and digital supply chain visibility

Supply chain operations can be complex. Especially where multi-modal transport is necessary, and where dynamic decision making is required for the routing of goods...

Linking the supply chain with common standards, Part Two

Last week the link to the supply chain discussion concluded with the deliberations over semantic interoperability, the second element of that discussion was technical...

Linking the supply chain with common standards, Part One

Part One looks at the background to supply chains and how common standards can benefit stakeholders using a number of transport modes, offering a...

Future-proofing container ship emissions

Regulatory drivers along with growing environmental pressure from shippers, consumers and investors means container shipping faces an acute need to decarbonise and cut air pollution. With regulations around SOx, NOx, PM and black carbon only likely...

Pitch perfect, curbing energy wastage at sea

As the maritime sector enters a period of transformation to a zero carbon future the onus will be on owners to find mitigating technologies...

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USTR disruption could see rates head in either direction

Implementation of port fees proposed by the US Trade Representative on Chinese built, owned and operated ships is due in mid-October, carriers and analysts...

Vladmorrybport targets 700,000 TEU annual capacity by 2027

Vladmorrybport plans to increase its annual container handling capacity to 700,000 TEU by 2027, representing nearly 40% growth. Deputy General Director for Commercial Work...

Major warehouse fire in Hamburg Port injures six

A massive warehouse fire in Hamburg’s port has left six people injured, including three firefighters, after hundreds of nitrous oxide cylinders exploded inside the...

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Most teams spend more time than they recognize managing tools instead of doing work. Hours slip by unnoticed within endless messages, janky spreadsheets, and...

Iranian container shipping shows defiance amid 2025 sanctions surge

Despite facing the most intensive sanctions regime since 2018, Iran's container shipping industry has demonstrated surprising resilience in 2025. The figures, released by Iran's Ports...
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