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Caught between a very public and a somewhat private place
09 Oct 2007
During a recent visit to Egypt my attention was caught by the enthusiastic expansion plans for the Egyptian port sector, particularly on the Mediterranean coast.
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When three laws go to war
09 Oct 2007
It’s a fact: the ports business in the US is complicated and messy, with local and state environmental initiatives butting up against a Federal Law implemented on regulations agreed internationally through the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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The end of an era for cavalier port purchases
04 Oct 2007
The last two or three years have seen burgeoning interest in investing in new port infrastructure and as part of this a new generation of investors have emerged, including parties such as private equity concerns and infrastructure funds.
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Less is more
18 Sep 2007
Europe still has its fair share of less than hospitable airports and as this writer navigated one of them recently he opened the door to a rather “intimate” departure lounge only to push the door into the rather large backside of an east European gentlemen bending down looking for his passport in his briefcase on the floor in front of him. The congested conditions were such that he, in turn, nearly shot off head first into the scanning machine in front of him. And this would perhaps have been symbolic of our world’s approach to scanning today.
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Little fish
04 Oct 2007
Congestion is raising its head again in Europe, partly as a result of the sheer volume of traffic, partly due to local factors and also due to the reality that the expansion plans of various ports have been slowed by meeting new environmental requirements.
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