CISCO Newsletter August 31st 2019
C.I.S.CO. NEWS
TRAINING COURSE “THE CONTAINER REEFER AND THE NEEDS OF THE GOODS” ……… Page 3
PORTS AND TERMINALS
CONTAINER TERMINAL UTILISATION RATES TO RISE AND “BIG SEVEN” PREMIER LEAGUE
OF OPERATORS EMERGES ………………………………………………………………………… “ 6
CONTAINER PORTS: THE FASTEST, THE BUSIEST, AND THE BEST CONNECTED …………. “ 9
MARITIME TRANSPORT
US-CHINA TRADE WAR CONTINUES TO CAUSE CHAOS ON TRANSPACIFIC ………………. “ 17
REINVENTING THE WHEEL …………………………………………………………………………. “ 20
RAIL TRANSPORT
KOMBIVERKEHR LAUNCHES DIGITAL APPLICATION TO TRACE FREIGHT TRAINS ………… “ 25
ROAD TRANSPORT
OPTITRUCK SET TO COMPLETE REAL-LIFE FUEL OPTIMISATION TEST ………………………… “ 27
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
MAERSK LAUNCHES ASIA-EUROPE OCEAN-RAIL SERVICE ………………………………………… “ 29
INLAND RIVER TRANSPORT
RHINE WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL AS DRY, HOT WEATHER INTENSIFIES …………… “ 30
TRASPORT & ENVIRONMENT
THE 340-MILE LINE OF SHIPS WAITING TO CLEAN UP ……………………………………………… “ 32
LEASING
VESSELS FOR CHARTER ‘AS RARE AS HENS’ TEETH’ – AND WITH DAILY RATES TO MATCH “ 35
LOGISTICS
LOGISTICS INDUSTRY URGED TO TAKE ‘NO DEAL’ BREXIT RISK SERIOUSLY ………………… Page 37
DIGITIZATION KEY TO FORWARDERS ‘REACHING THE NEXT LEVEL’ …………………………… “ 40
LAW & REGULATION
WORLD MARITIME THEME FOR 2020: “SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET” “ 43
IMO: THE CHANCE OF POSTPONING 1 JANUARY 2020 DEADLINE IS ZERO …………………….. “ 45
STUDIES & RESEARCH
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS CHINA’S GROWING ROLE IN BREAKBULK SHIPPING …………………….. “ 48
GLOBAL CONTRACT LOGISTICS GROWTH NEARS DECADE-LONG HIGH ………………………… “ 50
SAFETY & SECURITY
TT CLUB BACKS MOVES BY BOX LINES TO PENALISE ‘MIS-DECLARERS’ ………………………. “ 52
ON THE CALENDAR …………………………………………………………………………………. “ 55
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