Insight and Opinion – Page 5
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NewsThe EU’s intermodal ambition: aspirational or dangerous?
In March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a report in which it argued that the EU’s ambitions regarding the growth of intermodal transport are not realistic.
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NewsThe challenges facing the Greening of the shipping sector
It will take decades before we see the end of marine oil-based fuels and the alternative fuels, particularly LNG, may not bring the benefits touted.
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NewsUSA looks to strengthen foreign port security assessment
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted an assessment of the US Coast Guard’s Foreign Port Security Programme…
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News‘Holistic’ contracts needed for shipping efficiency, says BIMCO director
Historical charter party agreements first put in place a century ago are no longer fit for today’s shipping industry
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NewsCertainty of policy essential for water freight
The UK government is being urged to set a growth target for water freight
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NewsA new order in China – Australia coal trade?
Technically you can’t say the ban is over because it was never formally in place but in reality there is a change of attitude by the Chinese authorities which is seeing a return of Australian coal to the Chinese market.
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NewsLiner shipping: out with the new and back with the old
Out with the new and back with the old as carriers revert to market share strategies that further collapse freight rates and re-structuring of partnerships.
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NewsWeak early 2023 port volumes in abundance
While many ports do not report monthly traffic volumes, the data from the ports that do…
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NewsThe shift to opportunities?
There may be a shift occurring in thinking in the US and it could be beneficial to ports.
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NewsPaths to Reducing Serious Maritime Incidents and their Impact
Recent times have seen a spate of maritime incidents spanning groundings, collisions and, particularly notable, containership and ro-ro vessel fires which, experience shows, are often caused by mis-declared cargo.
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NewsSea-level rise: just how much?
The World Maritime Organization calculates the scale of sea-level rise under different global warming scenarios. The findings are not to be taken lightly.
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NewsThe port that never was
In November last year the Tbilisi International Film Festival featured a documentary film entitled, The Port that Never Was. It refers, of course, to the proposed new deep-sea port of Anaklia on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.
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News“The party is over” and the pressure is on
After two years of unheard of profitability in the maritime sector will the players be able to manage their profits to withstand the pressures of the next two years, or have they spent it all?
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NewsThe 2M breakup; what can ports expect?
The 2M breakup in 2025, announced recently, came as a bit of a surprise, although Maersk in particular portrays it as a logical consequence of their integrator strategy.
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NewsThinking big on digitalisation, data and infrastructure funding
If my inbox is any indication, 2023 is going to be another big year for D and D - not demurrage and detention (or Dungeons and Dragons!!!), but, rather, digitalisation and data.
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NewsAdani rollercoaster rolls on
The Adani Group continues to feel financial pressures with recent attacks adding to the negative impact of the January report by short-seller Hindenburg. Is there more to come?
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NewsHarness the Benefits of the Maritime Single Window
The day will soon be upon us when a Single Window for data exchange will be mandatory – specifically, 1 January 2024.
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NewsUnder the microscope
Australia has traditionally had a strong interest in putting its waterfront industry under the microscope and considering how it can raise port performance.
