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Thursday, 18 June 2020

The Guardian

• Stranded at sea: the crew members trapped on cruise ships - podcastGuardian US reporter Erin McCormick describes why thousands of crew are still stranded on cruise ships after coronavirus bought the industry to a standstill in March. Will Lees describes how it took him 82 days to get back to Canada while Perry, who hasn’t had a salary since March, is still stuck and doesn’t know when he will get home to his family in Mauritius Guardian US reporter Erin McCormick tells Rachel Humphreys why up to 80,000 crew are still stranded on cruise ships amid the coronavirus crisis. While most cruise ship passengers have now made it back to land, many crew workers are trap...

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• World's biggest container ship HMM Algeciras docks at London GatewayThe world's biggest container ship has docked in Essex after completing its maiden voyage. HMM Algeciras measures 1,312ft (400m) long and 200ft (61m) wide - which is longer than the height of the Shard at 1,017ft (310m). It docked at London Gateway on Sunday after travelling from China via South Korea, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. The ship will unload a variety of goods before carrying UK exports back to China, via Singapore, on Monday evening. Source: BBC