Cargo volume growth and jobs are at stake as the United States and China continue trade retaliation measures.
Ports
Vessels may be unable to access ports while seafarers may also be barred from operating in certain nations in the event of a full-blown trade war.
Caribbean transhipment terminals already have spare capacity and a raft of new projects is set to provide carriers with even more options.
Port operations in Hong Kong, the world’s sixth-largest container port, were slowly returning to normal on 17 September after being suspended ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Mangkhut
Korea Shipping Partnership will operate terminals in Busan New Port come 2022, in collaboration with Busan Port Authority.
Ongoing issues at the Port of Djibouti have highlighted the need for the marine market and investors to tread carefully, expert says.
The ports issued their call as they launched the World Ports Climate Action Initiative at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, California.
Container line schedules are at risk as Hurricane Florence bears down on the US east coast.
All eyes in the Caribbean and Latin America are on the integration of Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd, now expected in 2019 after a stumble out the gate with a suspended service earlier this year.
Tahitian capital’s port authority has invested in a next-generation smart cargo-handling application that will act as a ‘one-stop shop’ for users.