
How are UK ports faring during the COVID-19 outbreak?
The British Ports Association looks at how ports are keeping the UK supplied in difficult circumstances.
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The British Ports Association looks at how ports are keeping the UK supplied in difficult circumstances.

Sevi Katemoglou, EastGate Shipping Inc. writes: It is a tricky venture for one to gauge the full impact of the coronavirus crisis on the dry bulk shipping market. However, fleet growth and fleet utilisation projections offer some positive insights.

The Port of Helsinki is building a new onshore power connection for Stockholm traffic at the Olympia Terminal berth.

The Port of Rotterdam is adding the Track and Trace service Boxinsider, launched in October 2019, to Portbase.

The world’s maritime sector is standing in solidarity with communities around the world battling the coronavirus pandemic by joining Abu Dhabi Ports’ initiative ‘Horns of Hope’.

The third meeting of the Port of Antwerp COVID-19 taskforce has confirmed that the port platform is 100% operational.

New programme to ensure the highest levels of safety, security and environmental excellence in the dry bulk sector.

IMO has echoed shipping industry calls for governments to keep shipping and supply chains open and grant special travel exemptions to seafarers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The British Ports Association has launched a new information resource for UK ports dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

Liebherr’s maritime manufacturing plant in Rostock has achieved the next milestone in its outstanding heavy lift project.

BIMCO, ICS and other industry partners have teamed up and presented the IMO with a list of recommendations for governments and relevant national authorities on the facilitation of maritime trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Port of Antwerp COVID-19 Taskforce confirms that the port continues to work as an essential link for the supply of Belgium and a large part of Europe.