Tag: disruption

Severe congestion is building in the Persian Gulf, with nearly 1,000 ships delayed since last week, as rising GPS jamming and regional tensions force vessels to restrict transits to daylight hours only, according to S&P Global.

UN Agencies ITU, ICAO, and IMO have expressed their “grave concern” over increase in jamming and spoofing of satellite navigation systems.  

Global demand for marine fuel saw a significant rise in 2024 as many shipping companies altered their routes to avoid the Red Sea. The shift came after attacks by Yemen’s Houthis in late 2023, prompting vessels to bypass the Suez Canal and instead sail around southern Africa

Mozambique grapples with significant political unrest following the disputed 9 October elections, causing disruption in maritime operations.

Lloyd’s of London has published a scenario which reveals the global economy could be exposed to losses of $14.5 trillion USD over a five-year period from the threat of a hypothetical geopolitical conflict causing widespread disruption to global trade patterns and supply chains.

In its latest Shipping and Safety Review, Allianz discussed how the changing weather patterns observed in the last years are disrupting supply chain, resulting in physical damage shipping incidents. The report cited recent examples, such as record low water levels on the Rhine and Elbe rivers and high water in Mississippi.

Volume growth is expected to continue for ports worldwide, but at a more modest pace over the next 10 years, said Fitch Ratings in a new report. An increase in protectionist trade policies, shifts in centers of production, and the advent of disruptive technologies are all factors which add complexity in future throughput.

The Port of Dover has the resilience to cope with moderate disruption arising from Brexit and there is latent short sea capacity to absorb significant overflow at the port in the event of capacity constraints, according to an independent study by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference, Christian Vakarelis, VP Media Communications, Navarino talked about the accelerated pace of technology which is expected to change humanity more in the next 30 years than in the previous 300.

During the 2019 SMART4SEA Conference Carleen Lyden Walker, Chief Evolution Officer of SHIPPINGInsight, addressed the challenges facing today’s shipping industry and its vulnerabilities and risks if it doesn’t take action to change the way it conducts business.