PDFCISCO Newsletter January 2020

C.I.S.CO. NEWS AND EVENTS
FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020 (BERLIN, FEBRUARY 5th – 6th – 7th 2020) ………………………….. Page 3
PORTS AND TERMINALS
CLIMATE CHANGE: NO EASY ANSWERS ……………………………………………………………… 5
MARITIME TRANSPORT
SHIPPERS CALL FOR NEW BOX LINE ALLIANCE RULES …………………………………………….. 10
RAIL TRANSPORT
‘EAST-WEST BALANCE ON NEW SILK ROAD CAN NEVER BE REACHED’ …………………………. 12
ROAD TRANSPORT
DRIVERLESS LORRIES COULD DOMINATE UK FERRY TRAFFIC WITHIN A GENERATION ……… 16
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
MOSCOW REVEALS MULTIMODAL MEGA PLAN POLAR ROUTE …………………………………… 19
TRASPORT & ENVIRONMENT
HOW DECARBONIZING SHIPPING COULD UNLOCK A GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION ………… 22
INDUSTRY
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AS MARINE FUEL REVEALED TO BE WORSE THAN BUSINESS

AS USUAL FOR THE CLIMATE ……………………………………………………………………………

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LOGISTICS
THAW IN US-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS WON’T MEAN BUSINESS AS BEFORE FOR LOGISTICS 28
LAW & REGULATION

STATE AID: COMMISSION ADOPTS TWO DECISIONS RECOMMENDING TAXATION OF PORTS

IN ITALY AND SPAIN ……………………………………………………………………………………. Page 31
PROGRESS & TECHNOLOGY
WIND SHIPS AHEAD ……………………………………………………………………………………. “    34
STUDIES & RESEARCH
BOX LINES ‘BATTLE-HARDENED’ FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGING YEAR …………………………. “    38
DIGITALIZATION
DIGITALIZATION AND AUTOMATION KEY TO E-COMMERCE SUPPLY CHAINS ………………… “    41
REEFER
CHINA APPEARS TO BE ON THE VERGE OF A ‘TSUNAMI’ OF PERISHABLE IMPORTS ………… “     44
ON THE CALENDAR …………………………………………………………………………………. “     47

January 2020

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