Ocean Transportation

America's Aging Infrastructure: Waterways Face Critical Juncture

July 17, 2017

More than a million tons of commodities normally pass through the lock on the Monongahela River in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, every month. But on a recent day, the giant steel gates that hold back the river didn't budge.

China, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb Emissions

July 14, 2017

Industryweek

The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed by the European Union and China.

Survey Shows Drop in Containers Lost at Sea

July 14, 2017

Maritime Executive

The World Shipping Council (WSC) estimates that the average number of containers lost each year has dropped 48 percent since 2014.

Shipping Industry Group Launches Cybersecurity Guidelines

July 12, 2017

Maritime Executive

The second edition of "The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships" has been released, compiled by a joint industry group led by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).

Global Shipping Feels Fallout From Maersk Cyber Attack

July 11, 2017

The New York Times

For days, global shipping was still feeling the effects of a cyber attack that recently hit A.P. Moller-Maersk - showing the scale of the damage a computer virus can unleash on the technology dependent and interconnected industry.

Low-Cost Digital Container Seal Developed for European Research Project

July 10, 2017

Maritime Executive

A new low-cost, digital seal has been developed for the CORE (Consistently Optimised REsilient Secure Global Supply-Chains) European Research Project by Dutch software company Itude Mobile.

'Chokepoints' Threaten Global Food Supply, Report Says

July 7, 2017

Supply Management

International trade routes are increasingly reliant on a small number of key ports, straits and roads that if disrupted will threaten global food supply, according to a report.

Making Room for the Megaships in New York and New Jersey

July 7, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It takes more than deep water to accommodate a modern-day containership. Sometimes you have to raise a bridge as well.

Cyber Attacks Cause Service Delays for FedEx, Maersk

July 5, 2017

Air Cargo World

The multiple waves of cyber attacks that infected corporate and governmental servers across the globe last week reached the freight logistics industry, too. FedEx reported that worldwide operations for its subsidiary, TNT Express, have been "significantly affected due to the infiltration of an information system virus."

Global Shipping Industry Is Inching Toward Digitization, Study Says

June 28, 2017

Business Performance Innovation Network

The maritime industry and broader ocean supply chain are suffering from major and costly inefficiencies due to ineffective data sharing and poor cross-industry collaboration, according to a report and industry survey by the Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network.

Ocean Transportation

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