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Japanese Ship-owners Plan To Utilize a Giant Offshore Airport as a Functional Crew Change Hub There is no denying the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal, day-to-day lives of millions across the globe as the life-threatening virus continues to spread at an alarming rate. Realizing the need to devise a new strategy for organizing a crew change hub during the widespread pandemic, a group of Japanese ship-owners has collaborated to make the most of a giant offshore airport (the Kansai International Airport) as a full-fledged crew change hub as the situation worsens with each day. The Kansai International Airport has a favourable location as it is isolated on an artificial island in Osaka Bay and is deemed perfect to serve as a makeshift shipping station for facilitating the change of crew during the dangerous Coronavirus outbreak. The temporary hub will provide top-notch services like health checkups and immigration procedures to the crew members who will be arriving from overseas. Mundra, MSC India, ODeX India Solutions Introduces An Integrated Platform For Shippers The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc in a vast number of countries since the start of the year 2020 and it seems like there is no end to this nightmare. Needless to say, the maritime industry is under a lot of strain as it is suffering from a string of losses in the world of trade. Echoing the present scenario, the Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone - Mundra (APSEZ) has launched an integrated platform on April 29 by teaming up with famous names in the shipping industry like the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) India and ODeX India Solutions to help reduce the manual processing when it comes to keeping track of container gate-in by road and to prove beneficial as a one-stop integrated solution to minimize the human interactions on a physical level. As a consequence, the shippers, transporters or CHAs can now conveniently update the Export Cargo Information/ Pre-Shipment Information of the container vessels while maintaining the strict norms of social distancing. Chinese Tug Vessel Is Fitted With 20-Foot Container As A Necessary Isolation Space Keeping in mind the devastating scenario that the pandemic has brought forth, the Chinese Tug vessel called Jin Gang Lun 32 is owned by Tianjin Port and it is now well-equipped with a 20-foot container that acts as a temporary space for quarantine purposes. The global maritime industry is now striving hard to ensure that the precautionary health measures are being observed on a daily basis to restrict the rapid spread of the deadly Coronavirus. The air-conditioned container consists of basic living amenities along with large watertight windows and modern-day medical equipment. Amsterdam-Based Deep BV To Retrofit Its Vessel With An Autonomous Control System Deep BV has made its mark as a well-known survey company from Amsterdam and it has planned to retrofit one of its vessels with an autonomous control system called Sea Machines SM300 according to a report by Sea Machines Robotics. The vessel will be well-equipped with an advanced Sea Machines system that will allow operations via remote command and that features the control of navigation, on-board auxiliaries, positioning and sensors. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Recorded A Throughput Of 283,802 TEU In Container Handling During April The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has earned a huge amount of popularity by becoming the largest container port in the country and it has recently registered a throughput of 283,802 teu in container handling as calculated in the month of April. According to the records, the total import container volume during April represents no less than 80 percent of the imports in April 2019. The Nhava Sheva Port has also been successful in supervising the operations of 167 vessels during April 2020. Of late, JNPT has gone the extra mile to prevent the COVID-19 outbreak by enforcing strict rules and regulations. Sources: https://splash247.com/japanese-owners-look-at-using-offshore-airport-as-crew-change-hub/ http://www.maritimegateway.com/apsez-launches-integrated-platform-reduce-manual-processes https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinese-tug-coronavirus-quarantine-space-478310 https://maritime-executive.com/article/dutch-survey-company-deploys-autonomous-control-system https://www.porttechnology.org/news/indias-largest-container-port-maintains-80-import-activity/