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Shipping Leaders Devise Hybrid Workplace Model Post-Pandemic

  • Faststream has released results of a global survey of senior shipping executives looking at how the pandemic has impacted daily working lives ashore.
  • The results show clearly many long term trends emerging from the enforced lockdowns of the past months – the days of nine to five, Monday to Friday in the office appear to be coming to a close.

According to an article published in Splash247, Maritime recruitment agency Faststream’s global survey results show clearly many long term trends emerging...

https://mfame.guru/shipping-leaders-devise-hybrid-workplace-model-post-pandemic/

Outlook 2021: Sovereign debt can boost euro’s reserve currency status, Remote working and Covid-19

Outlook 2021: Sovereign debt can boost euro’s reserve currency status, Remote working and Covid-19

Wednesday 27 January 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.4.3

Outlook 2021: Sovereign debt can boost euro

By Frank Scheidig in Frankfurt

The dollar’s position as the world’s dominant currency is being challenged once again. The euro began its life as a reserve currency in 1999 claiming about 18% of global reserves before peaking at 28% during the 2008 financial crisis. It surrendered its gains from the dollar to other...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/27/outlook-2021-sovereign-debt-can-boost-euros-reserve-currency-status-remote-working-and-covid-19/

How remote companies can maintain a healthy work culture

Woman with headphones and white mug sitting at a desk working

Before the coronavirus sent shockwaves of change around the globe, company leaders promoted team building and strong work culture by organizing happy hours, community service outings and team-building trips to local escape rooms.

But when COVID-19 forced companies to send their employees home, the ability to promote employees’ mental health and job satisfaction became much more complicated and cumbersome. 

Before the pandemic, 34-year-old Chicago-based brokerage ITG Transportation kept only half...

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With remote working, virtual workspaces grow in importance

As companies explore remote working, virtual workspaces grow in importance (Photo: HyperloopTT)

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to some trends while accelerating many others within the transport industry. One such trend is the idea of virtual workspaces that has taken hold as people under quarantine have been forced to work from home. 

The startup culture within transportation has led to the prolific use of virtual workspaces like Workplace and Slack, as millennial employees are more inclined to work from home and remote locations. FreightWaves spoke with Andrea La Mendola, the COO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/with-remote-working-virtual-workspaces-grow-in-importance

COVID-19 long-term impacts: Increased automation, remote working

COVID-19 long-term impacts: Increased automation, remote working (Photo: Shutterstock)

The COVID-19 impact on supply chains has been total, as it ended up playing havoc on demand and supply equations, while also creating uncertainty in available capacity for hauling freight. But as more and more countries flatten the pandemic’s growth curve, demand is expected to increase in the coming months. And as Chinese industries get back on their feet, volumes will decidedly grow as well. 

In that context, maritime freight movement has never been more critical to jumpstart paralyzed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covid-19-long-term-impacts-increased-automation-remote-working