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Salahah port contingency following cyclone Mekunu

Maersk: On May 25th 2018 a cyclone known as Mekunu triggered a landfall in Salalah, Oman causing heavy flooding in the city. As a result of this, the Salalah Port is unfortunately under power outage causing all communication systems to …


Heathrow: MPs vote in favour of airport expansion

The UK parliament has overwhelmingly voted to allow Heathrow to build another runway, which business said was “vital for exporters”. But while businesses supported the decision, a legal challenge is now under way to stop expansion over environmental concerns. Heathrow …


Five conferences, one industry. IATA Cargo goes to Bangkok

The IATA Cargo Events combine five conferences in key areas of the cargo business: the AirPharma Conference, the Cargo Claims & Loss Prevention Conference, the Cargo Security & Facilitation Forum, the DronesLAB and the Lithium Battery Workshop. During the event, …



Ahoy! TOC Europe 2019 returns to Rotterdam

TOC Europe – Your Global Container Supply Chain Event

TOC Europe is the global meeting place for ports, terminals, shipping lines, 3PLs & shippers.

TOC Europe is part of a global portfolio of events that bring together stakeholders of the …



TOC Asia 2019 – back at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

The Pan Asia event for people who own, move & handle containerised cargo

A high-level conference attended by representatives of the whole container supply chain that will enrich your knowledge & understanding of the key challenges facing Asia’s container port, …