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Jim Walsh
March 25, 2016 at 4:58 amBigger is better for who? For the cargo owner? Ports? Canals? Consumers? For the environment? With the price of bunkers more than halved mega ships can now bypass the Suez canal, save thousands of dollars on fuel and take a few days longer to reach port. With massive ships come greater risks – fire fighting, salvage, pollution response. How do we respond. Who covers the costs of preparation and response? Sustainable? More feeder ships moving from the hub ports to transship those boxes to end user ports. More emissions per VGM certified container. Ports creating ever larger footprints to benefit who? All stakeholders need to be at the table to ensure sustainable innovation and progress.