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CONTAINER
SHIPPING
SPECIAL
REPORT
TERMINAL OPERATORS AND ocean
carriers today exist in a highly
competitive market that requires
an enormous amount of capital to
remain relevant and, for most par-
ticipants, produces minimal and
inconsistent profitability. Ocean
carriers and terminal operators face
a formidable challenge planning
and executing the most fundamen-
tal of shipping processes: stowage.
Although both participants are
highly skilled with deep experience
and extensive domain knowledge,
IMPROVED
PRODUCTIVITY
Collaboration on how containers
are loaded aboard vessels
would bring new effi ciencies
to congested ports
By Christopher Mazza
IMPROVED IMPROVED
BETTER
STOWAGE,
