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Maintaining vigilance at ports Security is key for container terminals and ports generally. The threat horizon is vast, incorporating cargo theft, illicit trades, alongside operational safety and the prevention of terrorist attacks. Inevitably, account is needed of both land and water interfaces. TT Club’s Peregrine Storrs-Fox considers some fundamental aspects of modern-day port security challenges and offers some guidance to operators.
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Celebrating excellence in turbulent times In his regular Freight Industry Times column, Steve Parker recaps on a successful BIFA awards lunch before addressing Red Sea concerns, BTOM rollout and forwarders’ training.
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Suez and Panama ‘perfect storm’ could break global supply chains, warns ParcelHero With access to the Suez Canal disrupted by Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, plus spiralling costs and delays caused by the Panama Canal drought, global supply chains are in turmoil, warns David Jinks, ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research and former Editor of Lloyds Shipping Index.
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Futureproofing freight Arup’s recent report, Future of Goods Movement, provided an in-depth view of the future of freight and supply chains. Here John Fagan, Arup’s UKIMEA Transport Leader, unpacks the five key shifts the global sustainable development consultancy anticipates for the sector.
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Greening the cargo shipping industry An innovative advisory system developed by Marine Technologies to optimise fuel consumption and improve the operational efficiency of diesel-powered vessels has been granted its UK patent. Russell Edson, a partner and patent attorney at European intellectual property firm Withers & Rogers, explains how the technology works and how the patent will protect it.
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