Ebola threat sees new restrictions on box shipping as ports ramp up their security
The spread of deadly Ebola disease in West Africa is seriously disrupting logistics, commodity markets ...
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By Mike Wackett
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is much worse than official figures show, according to the US-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which says it is in danger of “spiralling out of control”. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization estimates that the number infected will reach 20,000 within the next six to nine months. Shipping lines have heeded the warnings from their P&I Clubs about vessel calls in West African ports and in several cases have rescheduled their ships and imposed ‘Ebola ...
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