Photo Credit: Gary Lam, MarineTraffic.com Coronavirus vaccines look set to be rolled out gradually in 2021, but has the pandemic already turned back the tide of globalisation? The unprecedented economic turmoil caused by COVID-19 highlighted the delicate nature of integrated supply chains. As the deadly virus spread in the Far[…]
Photo Credit: FBN Raiger, MarineTraffic.com Felixstowe is a major UK port and handles a hefty 40 per cent of containers coming into and out the country. But with Christmas just a few short weeks away, all is not well behind the scenes on the Suffolk coast. Several factors are at play.[…]
Photo: Gerd Frick, MarineTraffic.com Container ships are the lifeblood of the global economy. Every day vessels laden with consumer goods from the Far East set sail to Europe, the US and Australia. The insatiable appetite for a huge array of products from across the globe seemed unlikely to wane. But[…]
Coronavirus is shaking up global supply chains – and maritime industries will have to adapt quickly. The ongoing pandemic has completely adjusted the fabric of global commerce across swathes of industries. As we head into a potentially challenging winter in Europe and North America, executives are looking to make their[…]
The COVID-19 pandemic can have a positive impact on digital transformation in the maritime industry. That’s according to the panel of experts in our recent webinar, ‘Maritime Digitalisation – Unlocking Opportunities for the Shipping Industry’. After the cornonavirus was discovered in Wuhan, it was China that was first forced to[…]
The trade wars must stop as we move into a post-coronavirus era. That’s according to our panel of guests on MarineTraffic recent webinar, ‘Containers Don’t Lie: Global Trade Forecast’. Container ships are the lifeblood of trade. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves through the global economy. Ships still remain[…]