Insight and Opinion – Page 4
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NewsFMC looks to smooth out box flow to and from terminals
Recently, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) announced that one of its Commissioners would be convening a set of meetings regarding movements of containers in and around the largest U.S. ports.
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NewsAmsterdam’s cruise ban, a bold move but a missed opportunity
Amsterdam’s city council has approved a plan to ban cruise from Amsterdam’s city centre.
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NewsAsia prospects are positive despite western stagnation
As North America and Europe struggle with lagging economic growth Southeast Asia is expanding its economic base and benefiting from new investments.
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NewsPanama canal problems: micro and macro
It is interesting to note the detailed remarks of SagittaMarine, a dry bulk operator primarily active in the handy-ultramax segments…
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NewsIntegrity has its place
The Black Sea Grain Initiative has folded and the Kremlin has launched a series of missile attacks on the port city of Odessa in Ukraine.
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NewsLinking up the data silos
As readers are viewing this, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting regarding the future path of shipping’s decarbonisation will have already occurred.
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NewsHamburg puts sustainability and digitalisation to the fore
The government of the city state of Hamburg recently published Hamburg’s port vision until 2040.
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NewsNo cause for optimism
The lights are off on economic growth as the volume of trade continues to decline, we should not be overly optimistic about the 3rd quarter.
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NewsClean energy marine hubs initiative launched
Just before PS was about to go to press, I was sitting in the basement coffee shop of Waterstones bookshop in Piccadilly…
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NewsChina revs up auto activities
The seeds of change are manifest in the automotive sector – electric vehicle sales have catapulted China into the number one slot for export sales and it is also busy growing its presence in specialist car carrier operations
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NewsRisk of congestion looms again on the US west coast
Drewry says that there’s an old danger looming on the US west coast: Congestion
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NewsThe battle for the space to get greener
There’s a worry that the EU’s proposed Nature Restoration law could impact port energy projects
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NewsGrowth Prospects – Technical Advances – See PS on Stand J42 at TOC
Drewry Maritime Research has provided an updated perspective on Southeast Asia containerport and terminal performance in 2022.
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NewsJones act – emerging infrastructure links?
We are living in a partisan political age; regardless of what side you are on, most shipping and port executives would agree on that.
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NewsWorld bank logistics performance index 2023: observations
Last month, the World Bank published a new version of the Logistics Performance Index.
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NewsThe elusive recession, not as per definition yet
Expectations of a recession are receding, despite declining demand, as economies remain in growth territory.
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NewsTwo reports worth catching up with
Let’s backtrack a bit and reference two interesting reports that came out a few months ago.
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NewsShape of things to come?
French automotive giant, Renault, has commenced shipping brand new cars in containers to avoid the current high costs associated with the usual method of moving vehicles, using car carriers.
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NewsVision - Hurdles - Confidence Needed
India is in the ascendancy as an alternative manufacturing location to China, but there remains work to be done to build investor confidence. At a micro level, the same point applies in conjunction with South Africa’s Durban Container Terminal – pier 2 – the fundamental issue is will theory go into practice?
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