All AJ Keyes articles
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NewsContinued Hub Expansion
With a strategic location at the crossroads of global trade routes, ports across the Middle East play a critical role in facilitating trade movement between key markets in the east and the west. AJ Keyes tracks recent activities and assesses the impact of future expansion
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NewsScars And Costs
The Red Sea crisis continues to impact cargo flow dynamics for all shipping activities, with longer vessel sailing times and higher costs. AJ Keyes assesses the current position and challenges facing the container industry
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NewsCompete & collaborate
Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges are north Continent port powerhouses, AJ Keyes looks at how these two facilities are keeping pace with container demand and discusses where and why they are also working on a collaborative basis
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News(Smart) business as usual
A J Keyes runs the rule over China’s recent container terminal performance – volumes, automation/investment in Smart Ports – and assesses what lies ahead
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NewsCapacity Concerns? Not here….
Mexico’s container ports had a good 2024, with further volume growth. AJ Keyes assesses what expansion plans are ongoing in the country and asks whether there are expected to be any space issues moving forward?
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NewsChile: onwards and upwards
AJ Keyes looks at developments in Chile’s leading ports and asks if any change to the status quo is anticipated in this important Latin American location
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NewsEmbracing reefer trade
The West Coast of South America is a key part of the reefer supply chains providing many different products to global markets. AJ Keyes assesses why Chile and Peru are so integral to these trade lanes
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NewsBack to the future
Big name suppliers to the port industry are adopting business models and working alliances to enhance development of product ranges and service packages. It’s a well-used and successful strategy, as AJ Keyes reveals in conjunction with Kalmar and Konecranes
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NewsBrave new world
Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) have both announced new operating plans for 2025. AJ Keyes looks at their aims and asks whether Gemini is taking the industry down a blind alley, or will it actually generate super-hubs? Or is MSC’s choice a better one?
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NewsBig numbers
The North Atlantic port region serves some of the most densely populated areas in North America and container growth is outperforming the national average. AJ Keyes assesses why this is a port region of ‘big numbers’
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NewsMore Capacity Required
Will there be sufficient container port capacity developed in the North Atlantic region moving forward? Are intermodal rail capabilities at the region’s ports effectively competing with facilities elsewhere? These two key questions are addressed by AJ Keyes
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NewsChallenging times
The Hamburg-Le Havre port range is the engine room for the North European mainland and handles a wide range of different cargoes. AJ Keyes assesses how the major facilities performed in 2023 and how 2024 has kicked off
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NewsCongestion looms
The West Mediterranean port region is seeing a surge in container demand in 2024. AJ Keyes assesses the position and asks what, or indeed where, the solution might be moving forward
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NewsRegional role affirmed
Indonesia is a key trading partner for Singapore, with this transshipment hub responsible for aggregating container traffic for the country, AJ Keyes asks how ports in Indonesia are developing to keep pace with future demand and whether current dynamics will change?
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NewsDown but not out
In early 2023 a major earthquake occurred in the region where the Turkish ports of Mersin and Iskenderun are located. AJ Keyes looks at what happened, the implications for these two ports and what has been learnt.
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NewsPost privatisation pluses & minuses
Buying a controlling interest in the Port of Piraeus was one of China’s first international moves to build its influence in the port industry, while Thessaloniki now has its own controlling Tsar. AJ Keyes looks at how the current ownership is faring in Greece
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NewsPrivate sector $ pour in
Port infrastructure development in Egypt continues to be focussed on the private sector playing a big part in the country helping meet national economic goals. But is there a danger of over-capacity occurring as a result of this strategy? AJ Keyes investigates
