With hindsight, it can easily be illustrated that even though macro-economic hindrances originate from different sources, they all tend to challenge (in one form or the other) the established rules. By now, we all must have read a lot about the pandemi…
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Containerized imports to the US from Asia jumped by 28.6 percent year over year in February 2021 according to the latest data from PIERS by IHS Markit. This is the seventh consecutive monthly double-digit rise with over 1,347000 TEU (twenty-foot equiva…
Trimming of underwater high spots south of Shek Kwu Chau Monday, January 25, 2021, Hong Kong For approximately 6 months, trimming operations for underwater high spots will be carried out in the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-or…
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A new report launched today by the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) shows that better digital collaboration between private and public entities across the maritime supply chain will result in significant efficien…
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 the latest Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and F…
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