Mega box ships and their impact on ports

摘要

ULCVs are neither beautiful nor desirable, delegates heard at the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) conference in Barcelona in February. So what are the major concerns of shippers, lines, ports and terminals globally, especially given the Suez and Panama Canals'? Themed 'Bigger Ships, Greater Challenges' the ICHCA conference keynote came from Olaf Merk, ports and shipping administrator at the International Transport Forum of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).