Global Ports Forum

The end of the Qatar blockade will boost the Middle East economy, IMF says

www.cnbc.com/2021/02/04/middle-east-recovery-uneven-and-dependent-on-vaccine-strategy-imf-.html?__source=androidappshare

Importers face massive hike in ocean contract costs – FreightWaves www.freightwaves.com/news/importers-face-massive-hike-in-ocean-contract-costs?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=as_daily_nl&pnespid=lPZ8teFFHF2N55z0wgGkjFj3dEvMF7S35fZ9bhot

Regulators ask Biden for ‘immediate’ dockworker vaccinations – FreightWaves www.freightwaves.com/news/regulators-ask-biden-for-immediate-dockworker-vaccinations?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=as_daily_nl&pnespid=hPF9_PNbAhGN0pxUPbHyvvY5lTlvcsRSeZ941oDA

China’s ports could not be blamed for the stockpile of cold-chain containers.

enapp.globaltimes.cn/#/article/1214499

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%

www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/shipping-container-shortage-is-causing-shipping-costs-to-rise.html?__source=androidappshare

China’s forex reserves rise by $108.6b to $3.22 trillion over coronavirus-inflicted 2020.

enapp.globaltimes.cn/#/article/1213617

Qingdao port’s new routes herald RCEP benefits. epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202101/22/WS600a22daa31099a23435375f.html

Container shortage sparks shipping price surge. global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202101/22/WS600aa3e6a31024ad0baa4801.html

Russia plans earliest-ever shipment of Arctic LNG to Asia www.rt.com/business/512851-russia-arctic-lng-shipment-asia/

Beyond the Shell Bukom heist, a deeper look at how marine fuel is stolen in Singapore

www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/shell-bukom-heist-marine-fuel-bunker-theft-mpa-13829172