Synergy Group CEO expects Covid-19 to stick around for several years Synergy Group s CEO, Rajesh Unni, says there is no time limit on the pandemic and urges seafarers to be prioritized in the vaccination queue. Dorian LPG agrees. Meanwhile, infections rates have exploded in India, jeopardizing crew changes further. Photo: Synergy Marine Group Published: 28.04.21 at 14:56
Captain Rajesh Unni, CEO of Synergy Group, thinks the Covid-19 pandemic will stick around for some years, which is why it is essential for global trade that the world s seafarers are urgently prioritized in the vaccination queue.
India, one of the shipping community s huge suppliers of crews, is now the country with the highest infection rate on a daily basis which only underscores the severity of the situation.
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Shipping Containers Plunge Overboard as Supply Race Raises Risks Bloomberg 1 hr ago
(Bloomberg)
Containers piled high on giant vessels carrying everything from car tires to smartphones are toppling over at an alarming rate, sending millions of dollars of cargo sinking to the bottom of the ocean as pressure to speed deliveries raises the risk of safety errors.
The shipping industry is seeing the biggest spike in lost containers in seven years. More than 3,000 boxes dropped into the sea last year, and more than 1,000 have fallen overboard so far in 2021. The accidents are disrupting supply chains for hundreds of U.S. retailers and manufacturers such as Amazon and Tesla.
With boxes stacked ever higher, a ship can become more unstable in a storm wave after wave can cause the vessel to roll at steep angles, putting strain on the securing of containers. The situation becomes even worse if the stack is top-heavy.