Coronavirus

Winning the Battle Against COVID19 By Wastewater Monitoring!

  • Scientists have found an easy and useful way to win the battle against COVID19
  • Wastewater monitoring which have been used to track viruses before can prove useful.
  • The method is fast and can monitor wastewater from more than one million people
  • The method relies on the viral load found in the sewage which can be detected within 3 days of infection.
  • This will provide the necessary time for quick action rather than wait for 14 days for the symptoms to appear.
  • It can measure all outbreak...

http://mfame.guru/winning-the-battle-against-covid19-by-wastewater-monitoring/

Has COVID-19 Done Enough Damage To The Repositioning of Containers?

  • There is a shortfall of containers and cargo has no chance to move anywhere. 
  • To reposition the empties the charges are quite hefty. 
  • The price increase to bring back the empty containers is clear. 
  • At the same time, empties are being brought back to Asia. 
  • The good news is that the number of blanked sailings is declining. 

Greg Miller, senior editor gives an interesting as well as a real note concerning containers in FreightWaves.  He raises a simple question, Will enough containers get where...

http://mfame.guru/has-covid-19-done-enough-damage-to-the-repositioning-of-containers/

Ports urged to maintain flow of critical goods during Covid-19 pandemic

The containership CMA CGM John Adams inbound to Savannah, Ga., with the tugs Cooper Moran (left) and Laura K Moran. Kirk Moore photo.
Trade by sea must continue to flow in order to maintainthe continued provision of essential goods, including vital medical supplies, during the unprecedented global situation arising from the coronavirus pandemic. That was the message of ajoint statement from the heads of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO)on Friday.

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriyastrongly urgedcustoms administrations and port s

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/ports-urged-to-maintain-flow-of-critical-goods-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Coordinadora denuncia mala praxis por nuevos contagios en Algeciras

Trabajadores de APM Terminals y del PIF del puerto de Algeciras denuncian lo que consideran mala praxis de los responsables de la empresa y del organismo público ante nuevos casos de contagio por coronavirus. Al parecer, dos empleados de la terminal habrían dado positivo en los últimos días. Según denuncia el sindicato Coordinadora, los trabajadores habrían obtenido esta información por medios extraoficiales, “pues en la empresa no se ha tomado ninguna medida al respecto, ni informativa ni de...

http://elvigia.com/coordinadora-denuncia-mala-praxis-por-el-covid-19-en-el-puerto-de-algeciras/

“You Are Not Alone” – IMO Issues Impassioned Personal Message To Seafarers

IMO Issues Impassioned Personal Message To Seafarers

“You are not alone. You are not forgotten”. So said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim in a moving personal message to seafarers everywhere, assuring them that IMO understands the unique problems they face during the coronavirus pandemic and has been working tirelessly at all levels to find solutions for them.

Hundreds of ship sailings have been cancelled as trade has been reduced in line with the slowing global economy and ports all over the world have either closed or drastically cut their...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/you-are-not-alone-imo-issues-impassioned-personal-message-to-seafarers/

Carriers Banking on Trans-Pacific Rates To Survive COVID19!

According to an article written by Freight Waves, Senior Editor, Greg Miller, the warnings are loud and clear: If container lines suffer the same demand loss and rate drop they did during the 2009 financial crisis, 2020 will be catastrophic

However, if demand falls and rates don’t, the coronavirus crisis should be survivable.

The Prisoner’s Dilemma for Carriers

It’s a classic “prisoner’s dilemma” scenario for ocean carriers. Each of the major alliances — 2M, Ocean Alliance, THE Alliance — must...

http://mfame.guru/carriers-banking-on-trans-pacific-rates-to-survive-covid19/

Los estibadores de Barcelona donan 143.000 euros a la lucha contra el Covid-19

Los estibadores del puerto de Barcelona han donado 143.163 euros al departamento de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya para ayudar en la lucha contra el coronavirus. Este colectivo se comprometió a aportar el valor económico de las toneladas de material médico, sanitario y otros bienes de primera necesidad que se carguen y descarguen en el recinto portuario, que oscilan entre las 75.000 y las 100.000 toneladas al mes. Así, estos primeros 143.000 euros se han recaudado desde mediados del mes...

http://elvigia.com/los-estibadores-de-barcelona-donan-143-000-euros-a-la-lucha-contra-el-covid-19/

Los puertos contemplan rebajas de tasas de hasta el 60% para hacer frente a la crisis

Puertos del Estado ha llevado a cabo una “profunda revisión” de los ingresos del sistema portuario estatal que tienen que ver con las empresas a fin de ayudar al sector a superar la crisis desatada por la pandemia del coronavirus. “El ahorro de costes para las empresas portuarias de más de cien millones de euros y la inyección de liquidez con los aplazamientos de pago tienen como objetivo evitar la destrucción de tejido logístico y del empleo, e incrementar la competitividad de nuestros puertos...

http://elvigia.com/los-puertos-contemplan-rebajas-de-tasas-de-hasta-el-60-para-hacer-frente-a-la-crisis/

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