10 April 2020 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) presented its trade forecast report for 2020 earlier this week. WTO economists expect world trade to fall by between 13% and 32% this year as the COVID 19...
New WPSP Weekly Port Economic Impact Barometer reports steady overall port cargo volumes last week with some dips, and significantly reduced passenger and cruise vessel calls. Dockworker availability has been impacted but not hampering operations, while majority of non-essential port personnel are teleworking from home.
08 April 2020 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) propose that governments worldwide come together to identify seaports in their countries, and appropriate airports nearby, from where crew changes...
07 April 2020 The International Group of P&I Clubs, which represents 13 member P&I Clubs, has launched a new online digital tool to assist shipowners, charterers, operators and other parties in the maritime sector to track...
06 April 2020 The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement on 6 April pledging to work together to facilitate trade in essential goods such as...
04 April 2020 The PortEconomics portal, an initiative of some of the world’s most renowned port economists, has started a section on COVID-19, which contains various analytical contributions on how the crisis affects the port sector....
3 April 2020 The revival of Chinese production capacity and the introduction of quarantine measures in several countries around the world brings along serious implications for cargo storage and distribution in ports. Containers that piled up...
02 April 2020 The Italian government is considering applying its ‘Cura Italia’ package of emergency measures to keep the country’s economy going to the shipping and port sector. Such measures would allow shipping companies and other...
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