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Understanding complexity
| 题名： | Understanding complexity |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | LATHA VIJAYAGOPAL |
| 作者单位： | CCICADA Center |
| 摘要： | The marine transportation system (MTS) is finding itself uncomfortably in the news as pandemic-driven changes in trade and other factors reveal previously overlooked vulnerabilities and complex dependencies. Port operators, cargo owners, and consumers alike have found that supply chain resilience has its limits when multiple disruptions converge. A better understanding of complex disruptions may help to foster a more robust MTS in an increasingly interdependent world. The blockage of the Suez Canal by the grounding of container ship Ever Given during the pandemic in March 2021 was an early indicator of this issue. Simultaneously, in March 2021 alone, 200,000 seafarers were stranded on ships owing to COVID-19 restrictions, and labor shortages and outbreaks were happening globally, further stressing the situation. Favorable tides and good decisions helped resolve the situation relatively quickly, but the event highlighted the challenges of an already-stressed global supply system. It could have been much worse, with cascading supply chain impacts throughout the MTS. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | Ports & harbors |
| 卷： | 67 |
| 期： | 4 |
| 页码： | 8-9 |
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