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Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding maritime supply chains with a focus on Southeast Asia
The pandemic was an unprecedented event in shipping supply chains and maritime stakeholders need to prepare for future disruptions.
INTRODUCTION: Shipping supply chains in Asia are being tested by global crises
Maritime supply chains are crucial for societies and economies worldwide, but they’re being tested by war, tension in the South China Sea, climate change, a push for decarbonisation and many other issues.
INTERVIEW: Shipping in maritime Asia is vulnerable to geopolitical tension
Maritime Asia is a major international trade route, but the South China Sea is hotly disputed. What are the possible impacts on shipping of geo-political tensions?
Securing the backbone: Security challenges to and governance of submarine cables in the Indo-Pacific
Despite the importance of submarine cables to global supply chains and economy, this critical infrastructure is vulnerable to attacks and damage.
The challenges of cleaner fuels for shipping supply chains
Unless governments across the Asia Pacific make decisions about the fuels for the ships they depend on they are likely to be disadvantaged.