How the Port of Rotterdam prepares for a cyber-attack

A major cybersecurity incident occurred at the Port of Rotterdam on 2 November 2016. Fortunately, it was a drill designed to train managers how to respond when a cyberattack cripples critical computer systems. Mayor Aboutaleb participated as well. Specifically, the port has said it is arming itself against criminals who encrypt files and demand massive
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Top 15 European ports

Top 15 European ports
(PortEconomics.eu) The portgraphic shows the top 15 container ports in the European Union in 2015 based on container throughput expressed in TEU. It also includes container growth figures compared to 2014 and pre-crisis year 2007. What can we observe? 1. The total volume of the top 15 ports saw a small traffic decline of 1.6% compared to 2014, or one of the worst y-o-y growth figures in
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UNCTAD: Maritime piracy remains a “moving target”

According to the last issue of Review of Maritime Transport 2016, piracy and sea robbery have evolved from a problem of maritime transport to a global issue that affects regional economies and worldwide trade. The number of accidents attempted has decreased 4% from 303 cases in 2014 to 291 reported in 2015 said IMO. The
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Container ships get bigger: Potential for catastrophe?

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When talking about container ship size, the trend is “The bigger, the better”. That seems to be the thinking of the largest shipping lines, which nowadays count on their fleets with 19,000 TEU’s vessels. However, even if mega container ships are a big deal for the maritime transport, some experts assure that the benefits come
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Infographic: Top 10 container lines 2016

One ranking, one infographic! Alphaliner has recently release it´s ranking of the 100 largest container lines, based on existing fleet and orderbook. Once more, APM-Maersk  has made it to the top, with a total fleet capacity of 3,016,253 TEU. Get a right overview with our original infographic:   Source: http://www.alphaliner.com/top100/
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