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Mediterranean Shipping Company Admits That Its Website Might Be Affected With Malware Hailing from Geneva and being regarded as the second-largest container line in the whole world, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has accepted that its customer-facing website might be affected by a bad case of malware attack after its IT system came crashing down seventeen hours earlier. The shipping organization has undergone an outage at one of its various data centres and there is a possibility that the website might be hacked. A lot similar to the cyber attack that had crippled Maersk about three years back, the shutting down of the website for such a long span has been pretty inconvenient for the customers. Pacific International Lines Recently Missed Another Charter Payment In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic that has the entire world in complicated chaos, the Singapore-based Pacific International Lines or PIL has missed on clearing yet another charter payment regarding a Japanese charter vessel. However, the organization is still harbouring hopes of reaching stability amidst the unfortunate situation and believes in staying positive for a better tomorrow. The maritime industry is undeniably crumbling under the pressure of delayed bunker and charter payment and has led to very challenging market conditions. Eastern Shipbuilding Gets The Green Signal For The Second Offshore Patrol Clutter The Eastern Shipbuilding Company has got the permission to seal the contract of constructing the second Offshore Patrol Clutter (OPC) along with the third OPC from the Long Lead Time Materials. As a result of a successful venture based on a Production Readiness Review (PRR) back in February, the Eastern Shipbuilding had now moved on with new accomplishments. The 360-foot OPC is strategically built to plan and carry out a series of interesting missions to strengthen the nation’s border protection as well as maritime security. Port Of Gothenburg Is Now Providing Well-Maintained Inland Storage Of Imported Goods As the deadly Coronavirus wreaks havoc across the globe, Port of Gothenburg is now offering the provision of interim storage of goods as there is a sudden demand for Swedish imported goods. The Gothenburg Port Authority has come up with a brilliant solution to tackle the need of the hour and many Rail port terminals that share a direct rail link with the port are now being modified as interim storage points for both trailers and container vessels. The Active Transport Of Containers To And From The Port Of Hamburg Is Gaining Momentum The regular transport of container vessels by barge to and from the Port of Hamburg is gradually gaining speed as the port recorded an increase in container transport by an incredible 13% and the container transports within the Port of Hamburg has been substituted by no less than 120,000 truck transports, which puts forward a fine example of a successful modal shift in the field of freight transport in Hanseatic city. Source: https://splash247.com/msc-website-down-carrier-admits-it-might-have-been-hit-by-malware/ https://splash247.com/under-pressure-pil-misses-another-charter-payment/ https://www.marinelink.com/news/eastern-gets-green-light-build-second-477479 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/port-of-gothenburg-offers-inland-storage-of-imported-goods/ https://www.porttechnology.org/news/hinterland-container-shipping-picking-up-speed-at-hamburg-port/