Insight and Opinion – Page 19
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NewsDigitalisation hung up on standards
COMMENT: Every year, by the end of summer time, clear themes have emerged in the maritime business, writes Barry Parker.
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Capacity excess, cargo deficit
COMMENT: Globally there are far too many ports competing for the same clients and not earning enough revenue to cover the infrastructure demands of ever-larger ships, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsConcessions: room for improvement
The ethics of maritime terminal concession awards and operations have been put under the spotlight recently.
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NewsTidying up inter-terminal connections
COMMENT: A study on better co-operation between terminals in Hong Kong by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Management College has rightfully received industry attention of late, writes Peter de Langen.
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Trade war: an oxymoron?
COMMENT: The world is clearly confused as to whether we definitely/maybe have a trade war on our hands, writes Ben Hackett.
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NewsAnaklia doubts bubble up
COMMENT: Georgia’s Anaklia deep-water port project proposal has been around for a number of years, but is it any further forward in real terms and will it clear the hurdle of receiving the private sector funding it needs to progress? The signs are not promising.
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Thumbs up for Valencia index
COMMENT: The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) – a new initiative developed by the Valencia Port Authority and the research/study body Valenciaport Foundation – is, according to Aurelio Martinez, president of the Port Authority of Valencia, intended to fill an information gap regarding maritime freight rates for key maritime routes ...
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Three is not a crowd
COMMENT: The maritime business, long a laggard in adapting to technological advancements, has been increasingly in the crosshairs of information advances, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsReal meaning of inclusivity in ports
COMMENT: July saw a major development in Antwerp’s port, with the announcement of the start of a stakeholder-inclusive process to expand container capacity, writes Peter de Langen.
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NewsWill sense prevail in political reorder?
COMMENT: Possible changes are afoot in the organisation of the US government, some with relevance to the ports and terminals sector, writes Barry Parker.
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Port pirates must be eliminated
COMMENT: Piracy at sea targeting cargo carrying vessels is an unfortunate reality most of us are familiar with, but piracy at berth or anchor in port is a new development, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsBarcelona’s bragging rights?
COMMENT: The Port of Barcelona may have claimed bragging rights for the best performance in 2017 but Valencia still leads in the container business and has claimed the No. 1 spot from Algeciras.
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NewsHere cometh the trade war
COMMENT: Donald Trump went to the G7 meeting last month and effectively filed for divorce from Western democratic allies and aligned himself with President Putin. What can we read into this, asks Ben Hackett.
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Ships and terminals through Amazon’s eyes
COMMENT: Lately, there has been much talk about the entry of new disruptors into ocean shipping, with Amazon most frequently referenced, writes Peter de Langen.
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Plastic surgery for our sea
COMMENT: As a long-term shipping and ports professional living and working on the island nation of the UK, I’m acutely aware of the vital importance of shipping to our everyday lives. But recently I’ve been struck by the intrinsic relevance of consumer choices to our sector, writes Carly Fields.
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We need more mavericks in ports
COMMENT: In various previous columns I have argued that port development is often ‘emergent’ rather than planned, writes Peter de Langen.
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Think you have an environmental problem?
COMMENT: Think you have got an environmental problem, asks Mike Mundy? Think again: your problem is probably miniscule when compared with the one recently identified in Calabar Port, located in the southeast corner of Nigeria in Cross River State.
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NewsCan all this optimism be justified?
COMMENT: Demand growth in volume terms remains buoyant at 5.2% in 2017 but does anyone remember the 15%-25% growth rates before the Great Recession, asks Ben Hackett.
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NewsTime to play the politics card
COMMENT: At one time, before today''s mega ships and mega rail links, the harbour at New York was the entrepot for vessels moving cargo between America''s heartland and the US East Coast, which linked to the rest of the world, writes Barry Parker.
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NewsShout about your CSR message
COMMENT: It’s hard to keep one’s eyes off the newsfeeds, whether it be Brexit, tariffs, uncertain financial markets, or feeds poisoned by clients of Facebook, writes Barry Parker.
