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Beth Maundrill. Features. International Viewpoints. January 11, 2021

Challenges continue as ports and terminals welcome 2021

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by Beth Maundrill As the new year dawns the ports and terminals industry keeps moving forward, despite the challenges it faced over the previous 12 months. […]

Education. Features. International Viewpoints. Tom Bebbington. November 7, 2020

Future of Container Ships: 50,000 TEU Container Vassals in the future?

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Currently there are vessels sailing close to the 22,000 TEU mark. This is something that was unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. I’m not saying that […]

Adele Berti. Features. International Viewpoints. Opinions. November 3, 2020

Handling Dangerous Goods In The Wake Of The Beirut Explosion

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The blast that killed hundreds of people in the Lebanese port of Beirut earlier in August has left many wondering what could have been done to […]

Education. Features. Ilaria Grasso Macola. International Viewpoints. Opinions. November 3, 2020

Seafarer mental health: lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic

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“Getting the crew back on land and at the same time providing remote support is essential ” With 800,000 still affected, the plight of seafarers is […]

Covid-19. Features. International Viewpoints. Kitack Lim. Opinions. October 28, 2020

Decarbonization of shipping and sustainable COVID-19 recovery

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Following excerpts from the Opening address by the author as the Secretary-General of IMO to the  First FIN-SMART Roundtable on Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport by Kitack […]

Education. Features. International Viewpoints. October 21, 2020

What are the Alternative Energy Sources for Ships?

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There are more than 60,000 ships in the world, which engines emit almost 2.5% of the world’s greenhouse gases. by Hannes Lilp Hydrogen or battery technologies? […]

Features. International Viewpoints. Kitack Lim. Opinions. October 12, 2020

Future of Shipping: Digitalization

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Driving the digitalization of shipping is more important than ever. Increased data collection, processing and interconnectivity capabilities, enable automated systems to be controlled remotely or through […]

Antonis Karamalegkos. Features. International Viewpoints. Opinions. September 2, 2020

Digitalisation given fresh impetus by Covid, but the logic was pre-pandemic

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Players in the shipping market are attempting to innovate, collaborate with other stakeholders, participate in technology platforms trying to find the proper formula in order to […]

Covid-19. Education. Features. Richard Clayton. July 14, 2020

Pandemic reminds us that crews lie at heart of shipping

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As the rush to digital solutions pauses, respect for the role of seafarers has come from an unusual place. It should not surprise us because the […]

Andre Simha. Education. Features. Francois Bottin. Hanane Becha. International Viewpoints. Mikael Lind. Steen Erik Larsen. July 9, 2020

Digital identity critical in the containerised world

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Building upon the principle of standardisation in the physical world, standardisation and containerisation of the informational side of shipping can now produce efficiencies in information sharing […]

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