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NEWS
ISSA and Ship Supply

Royal visit for Hutton’s

H
utton’s Group was honoured a sales administrator before being
with a visit from HRH The promoted to a management role.

Princess Royal on the openingMr MacDonald said: “I spoke
day of this year’s IMPA London to Her Royal Highness about

exhibition, which took place during medical facilities onboard vessels
London International Shipping Week.and was impressed by how very

Princess Anne met the Hull-based knowledgeable she was. She has

company’s Managing Director, Alex a keen understanding of the need
Taylor, Pharmaceutical Manager, John for crew to understand how to use

MacDonald, and Sales Ofice Manager, the medical equipment that their
Rachael Stamper, and as well as vessel stocks.”

discussing the ship supply industry with Mr Taylor said: “To have the
Mr Taylor, she chatted to Ms Stamper opportunity to welcome The

about her career at Hutton’s and was Princess Royal to the event was a
interested to learn how she began asfantastic experience.” u

Intermodal supply chain shifts in Lebanon

Simon Bejjani, Managing Director, GAC Lebanon provides an overview on the supply chain conditions in Lebanon

freight transport systems. The ability to freely move

cargoes across borders has been compromised by
security concerns and land transport from Lebanon to

neighbouring Arab countries has now stopped completely.
As a result, the focus has shifted to a greater reliance on

air and sea freight transportation.
Providing ship owners and operators with safe, eficient

and cost-effective support solutions including ship agency

and ship supply services is critical to ensuring Lebanon
remains integral to companies’ regional supply chain

strategies. That is why service providers must have robust
HSSE policies as well as strict guidelines around compliance
D
espite the many domestic and regional uncertainties and ethics adherence. Furthermore, the value of local
it faces, Lebanon’s economy continues to perform insight and networks cannot be underestimated in handling

modestly. For many years, Lebanon has been asuch nuanced market challenges quickly and effectively.
regional trade hub for the low of goods around the Middle The signals remain strong for sea transport. Lebanon’s

East. Historically, thanks to its proximity to the Arab states, second port, Tripoli, has a fully operational berth servicing
Lebanon was a key transit point with a signiicant percentage mainly Ro-Ro and bulk carriers and will establish a berth

of the cargo destined for countries like Iraq and Syria coming dedicated to container lines by the end of 2016. The port

into Beirut port and being sent by road to the inal destination. of Beirut is used as a transshipment hub and discussions
However, that trade has come to a halt as a result of the closure are underway to develop an additional multi-purpose berth.

of the borders with Syria due to turmoil in the country.However, logistics providers will need to remain attuned
The situation in Syria is impacting Lebanon on many to local trade dynamics to ensure they can provide agile

fronts – not least on the nation’s supply chains and intermodalresponses to any situational changes. u

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