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Survey results: Peak season container shipping “chaos” on the way

Even more chaotic for global supply chains will be this year’s rise in cargo in the peak summer period, compared to the peak period of 2021, according to forwarders, traders and shippers who took part in a survey.

The survey, conducted by Container xChange, a marketplace and technology infrastructure provider for container logistics companies, positioned to approximately 200 players from the container logistics industry.

The latest Container xChange survey titled “xChange Industry Pulse Survey”...

https://container-news.com/survey-results-peak-season-container-shipping-chaos-on-the-way/

Drivers rate best truck stops in America

Whether truckers are stopping overnight, need to fuel up or want a safe place to ride out severe weather, truck stops are essential to every driver’s journey. In an informal social media survey, FreightWaves asked drivers to rank four of the largest and most unique truck stops in the U.S., including chains and independent businesses. Here are the results.

Iowa 80 (Walcott, Iowa)

With 900 parking spots for tractor-trailers and a wide variety of services, the Iowa 80 has earned the title of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drivers-rate-best-truck-stops-in-america

Watch: India Welcomes First Of Four Survey Ships To Advance Maritime Research And Mapping

Survey ship Sandhayak

To advance the country’s maritime competence in terms of research and mapping, the first in the much-awaited series comprising four survey vessels was launched on Sunday in the country’s city of joy, Kolkata.

Image Credits: @OfficialGRSE – Twitter

Titled Sandhayak, the vessel has been built under the Survey Vessel project for the Indian Navy by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd or GRSE.

Ajay Bhatt, the Ministry of State for Defense, said that the launch of ‘Sandhayak’, the survey...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/watch-india-welcomes-first-of-four-survey-ships-to-advance-maritime-research-and-mapping/

Successful driver recruitment is multifaceted issue

The driver shortage is nothing new. The lack of qualified drivers entering the industry — coupled with a workforce on the precipice of retirement — has been a major concern for carriers across the industry over the past several years. This long-standing issue was only exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted some existing drivers to retire early while temporarily closing CDL schools to new entrants.

The continuing shortage — along with the industry’s infamously high turnover rates...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/successful-driver-recruitment-is-multifaceted-issue

Drivers: Why do you leave carriers?

The driver shortage has consistently been identified as one the trucking industry’s most pressing issues over the past several years.

The continuing shortage — coupled with the industry’s infamously high turnover rates — has inspired Tenstreet to partner with FreightWaves to better understand why drivers leave carriers and what they look for in new roles. The 3-minute survey below will ask about these topics, as well as how things like mobile-friendly job applications affect drivers’ decisions...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tenstreet-driver-survey

Chip shortage will have ‘severe impact’ on 93% of auto industry

The chip shortage has been going on long enough to generate some survey data, and there are some positive things to be found there, but overall the picture is bleak. The general trend seems to be that the impact will be massive and it will last at least through most of 2021, but there are ways of mitigating the damage. Here’s what the industry itself is saying.

Chip shortage by the numbers

Automotive News has a new survey out called Examining the Global Chip Shortage, which proves what we’ve been...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chip-shortage-will-have-severe-impact-on-93-of-auto-industry

Survey Prerequisites for Vessels Carrying Heavy Fuel Oil

American Club has informed members that, as part of a concerted industry effort to ensure higher ship standards, the International Group of P&I Clubs was continuing to implement survey triggers for seagoing vessels of 10 years of age or more carrying HFO, says an article published on their website.

Who will be subject to survey?

As a consequence, all sea-going vessels aged 10 years or more which have carried heavy HFO as cargo within the previous 12 months will be subject to condition survey,...

https://mfame.guru/survey-prerequisites-for-vessels-carrying-heavy-fuel-oil/

IMO’s Line Up For 2021 International Women’s Day

IMO has been making a concerted effort to help the maritime industry move forward and support women to achieve a representation within the community, reports IMO.

#MyMaritimeMentor

Through its Women in Maritime programme, IMO has taken a strategic approach towards enhancing the contribution of women as key maritime stakeholders.

To continue with this work and to celebrate International Women’s Day on Monday, 8 March 2021, IMO is launching the online campaign #MyMaritimeMentor.

Women and the global...

https://mfame.guru/imos-line-up-for-2021-international-womens-day/

Woods Hole Group supports Uncrewed Surface Vessel voyage

Woods Hole Group Inc. recently supported SEA-KIT with ocean current forecasting services for the 22-day voyage of its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Maxlimer in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.

The 12m (39′) Maxlimer USV safely returned to Plymouth, UK on Aug. 14 after successfully completing remote survey operations on Europe’s Atlantic margin. The ocean current forecasts aided SEA-KIT’s pilots in their conservation of energy to ensure mission duration while surveying at speeds that provided...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/woods-hole-group-supports-uncrewed-surface-vessel-voyage/

Why Women Seafarers Constitute Only 1% of the Maritime Workforce?

  • Women seafarers are less than 2% of seafarers worldwide.
  • Women seafarers are also significantly less happy than their male coworkers.
  • The most satisfied female seafarers are Deck Officers, aged between 26 to 35 satisfaction level of 97.5%.
  • Female seafarers of Engine Ratings, age group 46 to 55, onboard bulk carriers is just 25.3%.
  • The latest EU data also showed the gender pay gap stands at 16%.
  • 595 female seafarers show that more than 18% had experienced sexual harassment on ships.
  • 88...

https://mfame.guru/why-women-seafarers-constitute-only-1-of-the-maritime-workforce/

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