Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Disruptions on Container Transport

Kuźmicz, Katarzyna Anna

doi:10.2478/emj-2022-0020

Cited by 9 publications

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“…This may be due to the lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results were also confirmed by [76], who have concluded that the pandemic caused a shortage in ship supply capacity and containers. These results also agree with the findings of research conducted in other regions in Egypt during the pandemic, where a decrease in NO 2 concentration was reported in the Alexandria (~33%) and Cairo (~15%) governorates during the same period [32].…”

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Remote Sensing Surveillance of NO2, SO2, CO, and AOD along the Suez Canal Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown Periods and during the Blockage

et al. 2023

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This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ever Given ship blockage on the air quality in Suez Canal region. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and aerosol optical depth (AOD) were studied, and data were obtained from satellite instruments. The study compared monthly average data for 2020, 2021, and 2022 with a baseline period of 2017–2019 to investigate the pandemic’s effect. The study also analyzed the corresponding period of the canal blockage to identify its impact on air pollution levels. The pandemic had a significant role in decreasing NO2 by 2.5 × 1014 molecule/cm2 and SO2 by 0.05 DU due to reduced car traffic and industrial activities. A reduction in AOD by 20% and CO concentration in the range from 3.5% to 4.7% was reported in early 2020. During the blockage, NO2 and SO2 levels decreased by 14.4% and 66.0%, respectively, while CO and AOD index increased by 12.68% and 51.0%, respectively. The study concludes that the containment measures during the pandemic had a positive impact on the environment, which shows how the reduction in the anthropogenic activities, especially industrial and transportation activities, have improved the air quality. Thus, stricter actions are needed to protect the environment; for example, the transition towards the using of electric vehicle is necessary, which is part of Egypt’s strategy to transition towards a green economy. The government should also adopt a policy to trade carbon emissions reduction certificates to help reduce air pollution.

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confidence: 70%

Remote Sensing Surveillance of NO2, SO2, CO, and AOD along the Suez Canal Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown Periods and during the Blockage

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“…In 2020, China's coastal ports completed a throughput of 248 million TEUs, ranking among the top in the world [19]. At the same time, due to the impact of the epidemic, it is difficult to find a single container globally, and the shipping cost of containers has rapidly increased [20]. China's container logistics have developed rapidly.…”

Section: Iot-based Container Logistics 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Technique-Enabled Container Logistics Supply Chain Sustainability Achievement

Lyu,

Zhou,

2023

Sustainability

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With the rapid development of digital technology, the smart sensor-based container equipment and intelligent logistics operations contribute to achieving the efficiency improvement and sustainability achievement of container supply chain under the IoT-based logistics 4.0 scenarios. This paper tries to study the state-of-the-art knowledge of the container logistics supply chain management motivated by digital techniques. Through data-driven analysis this review is performed to assist researchers and practitioners to better understand the container logistics management. The integrated research framework is designed by developing a bibliometric analysis study to address the research themes of the container logistics era. The related publications from the Web of Science database from 2003 to 2022 were indexed and 2897 reference samples are collected as the research data. In addition, the VosViewer is adopted to portray the network, co-occurrence, and co-word analysis by visualizing the collaborative relationships of collected samples. The results show that digital technology has been widely applied in container logistics supply chain management practices, contributing to resilience and sustainability improvement by intelligent operations. These research findings are also helpful for researchers by providing a deep penetrating insight into research opportunities and great potentials of container logistics supply chain by innovative digital technology-enabled practices.

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“…We use these open data to estimate the approximate route and travel distance. The specific disruptions that are taken into account, are measures taken to mitigate health consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and the Suez Canal blockage (Khan and Rahman, 2021;Kuźmicz, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Spatio-temporal Spread of Disruptions in Interconnected Supply Networks

Winter,

Scholz

2024

AGILE GIScience Ser.

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Abstract. The article investigates the spatio-temporal propagation of disruption effects in supply networks using shipment data from an international retailer during the year of 2021, marked by various disruptions in the global shipping industry. Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the blockage of the Suez Canal caused significant disruptions, including congestion and temporary shutdowns of ports. The network effect of such disruptions is measured as network connectivity using node strength in a weighted graph. Analysis of the data reveals a decrease in mean traveling speed and an unexpected decrease in speed variation following the Suez Canal blockage. The impact of the typhoon in China, while notable, was less significant than that of port closures due to COVID-19, likely due to its shorter duration. Evaluation of the spatio-temporal spread indicates, that port shutdowns due to COVID affected some routes from Asia to Europe and Australia, while others remained unaffected, potentially due to company-specific factors or differing supply patterns in various destinations. Future research aims to extend the analysis to include hinterland transportation to distribution centers and stores, where clearer spatio-temporal patterns may emerge, potentially confirmed through tests for spatio-temporal autocorrelation.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Disruptions on Container Transport

Cited by 9 publications

References 18 publications

Remote Sensing Surveillance of NO2, SO2, CO, and AOD along the Suez Canal Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown Periods and during the Blockage

Remote Sensing Surveillance of NO2, SO2, CO, and AOD along the Suez Canal Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown Periods and during the Blockage

Digital Technique-Enabled Container Logistics Supply Chain Sustainability Achievement

Spatio-temporal Spread of Disruptions in Interconnected Supply Networks

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