07 Dec

The “Botswana” mutation “scares” logistics

7 December 2021
By varoutsikos
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With Britain "banning" flights coming from areas of Africa where new cases of the COVID-19 mutation, dubbed the "Botswana mutation", have already been recorded since the first case was recorded, logistics is once again on alert. This is because it is known that China has announced 'zero tolerance' measures for...

09 Nov

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Port congestion, the thorn in the side of liner shipping

9 November 2021
By varoutsikos
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With demand for the transport of commercial and packaged goods remaining consistently high, port congestion and disruption to supply chains are making headlines but also taking time to normalise. Extensive port congestion continued to cause multi-layered disruption in September and October. Typical of the situation in ports, Clarksons' Containership Port Congestion...

18 Oct

Publications

The “perfect storm” in the ports – Nine out of ten ships arrive off schedule

18 October 2021
By varoutsikos
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The logistics sector in Greece is still under pressure due to the disorganization of maritime trade in recent months. The focus is of course on the ports, but the prolonged period of crisis is extending the problems to all links in the supply chain (domino effect). As the president of the International...

13 Oct

Publications

Vietnam’s Ports Set New Records Amidst Container Surge

13 October 2021
By varoutsikos
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Despite disruption from lockdown measures over the summer, Vietnam’s seaports have handled in excess of 537 million tons of goods in the first nine months of the year - a three percent year-on-year rise, according to new data released by the Vietnam Maritime Administration. The country's containerized cargo is mostly handled through...

06 Oct

Publications

Power crisis deepens in Asia and Europe: What it means to shipping

6 October 2021
By varoutsikos
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Another risk to container supply chain, but tailwind for commodity shipping There’s panic-buying of gasoline in the U.K. Natural gas prices in Europe and Asia are skyrocketing. Protests are breaking out across Europe due to spiking electricity bills. India and China are short of coal for utilities. Power is being rationed...

02 Sep

Publications

The “gridlock” in international trade and the Greek ports

2 September 2021
By varoutsikos
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The global supply chain has been in a state of flux for many months now and any estimate for a de-escalation and return to normal rhythms has been thrown into the "waste basket". The fragility of the situation has been amply demonstrated by the recent incident in China, in particular...

23 Aug

Publications

Why do freight costs in Thessaloniki increase

23 August 2021
By varoutsikos
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Liner shipping companies are imposing extra charges for the transport of cargo to and from the port of Thessaloniki, citing delays in the service of their ships. In particular, the world's second largest liner shipping company, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has notified its customers in a note that it will apply...

13 Aug

Publications

Why container arrivals at Piraeus decreased in August

23 August 2021
By varoutsikos
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Container handling rates at the port of Piraeus in August fell compared to the previous month, due to the season and the problems that are still disrupting the supply chain today. It is recalled that the country's largest port handled almost the same number of containers in the first half of...

25 Jun

Publications

Chinese Port Logjam Threatens Christmas Shipping Rush

25 June 2021
By varouadmin
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Industry executives say a backlog of ships on the water and an estimated 350,000 containers at docks will further rattle global supply chains deep into the year The latest obstacle hitting global shipping is likely to jolt trade flows for several more weeks and could delay shipments heading into the year-end...

12 Jan

Publications

Greener shipping summit

12 February 2021
By varouadmin

The European Union has a difficult task ahead of it, as it seeks to address the key issue of reducing carbon emissions in the shipping industry. This was especially evident during the Greener Shipping Summit 2020, hosted online by Newsfront / Naftiliaki, closing the Posidonia Web Forums conference series, "It's...