Insight and Opinion – Page 9
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THE DIMINISHING ROLE OF FORWARDERS IN PORT SELECTION
Maersk Line confirmed at the presentation of its 2021 annual results that it is focused on building long-term relationships with shippers.
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NewsCARGO SHIPPERS’ PORT SELECTION: CHOICES AND CORRIDORS
Who can planners believe- when they are looking beyond the short-term issues (and we have more than a few of those swirling around “On The Waterfront” locally)?
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NewsBIDEN GRANTS WELCOME BUT…
So-called ‘Biden grants’ aim to raise the performance of US supply chains. They are a positive step but is there linked up thinking involved and when will their impact be felt?
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NewsUKRAINE CRISIS – THE FALLOUT
Maritime sector fallout from the Ukraine crisis promises to be multi-faceted and large scale. Andrew Penfold analyses the situation
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NewsGlobal container slowdown
More inflation, disruption and delays in the supply chain will result from the Ukraine crisis
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NewsUNCTAD: A PRICE TO PAY
There is a price to pay for bloated freight rates and other supply chain issues. Felicity Landon charts the UNCTAD position and suggestions on mitigating measures
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NewsBOLLORE: THE BIG SALE
The recent announcement that the Bollore Group is putting its African Logistics assets up for sale was not entirely unexpected, there have been murmurs in the market. What followed in short order was, however, a little surprising, namely granting the MSC Group, best known for its top tier ranking among ...
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Not the whole story
If you take it at face value, it is a top tier shipping line providing a perspective of what it sees as major port bottlenecks negatively impacting the supply chain. It is a list of those ports where Maersk has, and is, facing delays getting on the berth to discharge ...
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EARNINGS BONANZA BUT LITTLE SHARED LARGESSE
There is no shortage of reports about the record earnings that shipping lines have chalked up in 2021 and which are forecast to continue in 2022. There are few signs, however, that common user terminals will see any associated benefits.
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COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS NOT BEEN DISASTROUS FOR GLOBAL TRADE
Shortages in shipping capacity cannot be put down to excessive levels of trade volumes.
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NewsA CASE FOR A SYSTEM WIDE LOOK AT INFORMATION FLOWS?
The backlogs at ports, and the counts of waiting vessels at historical highs, can’t stay out of the news. The Omicron variant appears to be cresting in the USA but it did sideline dock and terminal workers- including in hard-hit Los Angeles-Long Beach (LA-LB).
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RE-SHORING: A BANDWAGON GATHERING MOMENTUM?
This year, C&A, a large fashion retailer, started producing jeans in bulk, in the heart of Europe. Their new factory is carbon neutral, heavily robotized and digitalized and has an initial capacity of 400,000 pairs of jeans per year.
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NewsSUDAN CROSSROADS
Port Sudan’s situation is symbolic of that of the country as a whole – in simple terms forward or reverse? The key is removing politics from the decision-making process
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POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES IN THE PANDEMIC ERA
Just as we can cite at an individual level positives and negatives flowing out of the pandemic era – more flexible working arrangements versus travel and social interaction restrictions for example – the container sector is also delivering these plus and minus factors.
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NewsUS WEST COAST: MORE NEEDED
Comprehensive measures continue to be introduced across the US West Coast (USWC) to alleviate the prevailing port congestion, but will they have the desired effect or are they hampered by fundamental flaws?
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NewsXXL WAREHOUSING: TIME TO THINK BIG
The port ‘business ecosystem’ includes logistics activities, most importantly warehousing. Most ports have developed logistics zones to attract warehouses. This strengthens the port business ecosystem, as warehouses generate captive cargo for the port. In addition, developing warehousing sites allows the port development company to capture some of the value created ...
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NewsTHE ECONOMICS OF GLOBAL TRADE
Economic growth, or the lack of it, has had less of an impact on trade than was expected, resulting in stronger economic growth.
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NewsFUTURE FUELS: FRONT LINE ROLE FOR PORTS
As the world looks towards a reduced carbon 2050- there is a tremendous role for port planners and strategists.
