Rethinking resiliency as the pressure on port operations increases

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Now, more than ever, as supply chains across the world are affected, port operators need to account for isolated, disruptive events that have the potential to impact not only their operations, but also their profitability.

World trade increasingly relies on longer, larger and more complex port facilities and systems, with maritime transport a vital trade backbone. As such, when ports experience failures or disruption, it’s big news.

For example, in June 2018, the rollout of a new terminal operating system at Felixstowe, ...