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    MSC deal for Bagamoyo port… finally

    2026-03-12T15:47:00Z

    The Bagamoyo Port project in Tanzania finally appears to have traction. 

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    A significant year beckons

    2026-03-05T17:00:00Z

    With growing political and economic interest in Latin America on the part of China, Dean Davison looks at trade developments and potential future implications in several key locations

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    Chancay – high risk?

    2024-09-26T12:00:00Z

    Significant new capacity is due on stream at the port of Chancay, Peru. For this to succeed as an investment it will require the alignment of several key factors. Andrew Penfold takes a look. What are the lessons for other southern port developments?

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    Post privatisation pluses & minuses

    2024-02-27T12:00:00Z

    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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    Investment uncertainties build

    2023-10-09T16:31:00Z

    The world looks quite different today than it did in 2019. The implications for port development of these structural shifts are far-reaching. How should the port sector adapt to the new reality? Andrew Penfold takes a look…

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    What to make of the India-middle east-Europe economic corridor?

    2023-10-09T08:00:00Z

    The recent announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor is another step in the efforts of the EU and US to challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a competing approach: the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII).