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原文传递 Future gazing

题名：	Future gazing
正文语种：	eng
作者：	INES NASTALI
摘要：	Something that has struck me when working on this edition is the magical power that we think digitalization seems to possess. I fully agree that in daily port operations, the amount of print outs and manual systems used, for example, for communication of such things as the bill of lading should be minimized and then phased out in future. However, upgrading the digital infrastructure should only be secondary to ensuring that basic physical infrastructure is in place. While, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout 2020, ports polled by the IAPH COVID-19 Barometer were confident that their warehousing space was sufficient and that operations would continue unhindered, the situation is now a completely different one. A continued buying surge in the US and the Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal for several days, are only two factors that have added to the pandemic-induced container shortages globally, and resulting in soaring freight rates, and overfilled warehouses. It seems that the feeling of relief that operations have continued the past year has left ports short-sighted to prepare for potential ramifications, which now wreaks havoc on the industry and causes congestion outside ports worldwide.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	Ports & harbors
卷：	66
期：	5