COVID vaccinations will eventually be transported by sea, but the sector will first need to demonstrate its reliability and availability of appropriate technology, according to an industry panel.
Singapore, the world’s largest container transhipment port, is readying itself for a backlog of ships and cargoes from the closure of the Suez Canal in late March.
A coalition of European ports and other stakeholders have launched SWINg, a platform to standardise data exchange for inland shipping.
Haropa Ports’ container throughput fell 14% year-on-year in 2020 to 2.4m teu, impacted by the difficult economic situation, despite a rebound in volumes for the second half of the year.