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    FURTHER STEPS NEEDED FOR NEW MERGER

    2021-03-22T13:45:00Z

    COMMENT: On goes the wave of mergers of port development companies, this time between the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, writes Peter de Langen.

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    AUSTRALIA – CHINA COAL SLIP INEVITABLE

    2021-03-18T16:55:00Z

    COMMENT: Tensions between China and Australia continue and appear to be progressively negatively impacting trading arrangements, writes Mike Mundy.

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    Terminal operators: shoulders to the wheel…

    2021-03-18T16:35:00Z

    COMMENT: It’s unusual that the supply side of the container sector is under pressure – that container availability and shipping capacity is stretched and when available invariably only at a high price, writes Mike Mundy.

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    A LABOURED PATH

    2021-03-14T12:50:00Z

    It is interesting that during a time when there was a clear need to “pull together,” 2020 featured a number of high-profile port labour strikes – in Australia, Argentina, Canada, France, Portugal amongst others.

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    PORTS ARE STRUGGLING

    2021-03-06T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: The economics, such as they are, of the COVID-19 crisis is playing havoc at the ports as is the virus infection as well, writes Ben Hackett.

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    MUA: THE BIGGER PICTURE

    2021-03-01T19:24:00Z

    Victoria International Container Terminals is the latest Australian terminal operator to be dragged into conflict with the Maritime Union of Australia. The MUA cites failure to reach an Enterprise Agreement as the cause but is this the whole story?

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    NO TO EASY GATES TO GO THROUGH

    2021-03-01T10:07:00Z

    COMMENT: It is interesting to note that the latest UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport highlights what it sees as the plight of small island states (SIDS), buffeted under the impact of the pandemic and subject to regular shocks as a result of climate change. writes Mike Mundy.

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    Calling the shots under COVID-19

    2021-03-01T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: At this juncture, it would have been excellent to look at COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror, writes Mike Mundy.

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    The relevance of economics on international trade and ports?

    2021-03-01T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Harping on a familiar subject, we really do need to ask ourselves what relevance economics has on international trade? writes Ben Hackett.

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    PORTS: A FRONT ROW SEAT

    2021-02-22T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: I must confess, over the past four years, I got a little tired of writing about the huge breakthrough “Infrastructure” investment initiatives which, as all boats rise with the tide, would benefit ports throughout the USA, writes Barry Parker.

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    A STRATEGIC PLAN: TICKS THE BOXES BUT RADICAL ENOUGH?

    2021-02-22T08:45:00Z

    COMMENT: The French Haropa ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris are steadily implementing the full merger announced over two years ago and the final step should be ready in June of this year, writes Peter de Langen.

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    BCT TAPS COMODALECE FOR ENHANCED INTERMODAL RAIL

    2021-01-08T20:07:00Z

    The Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), Gdynia is harnessing the powers of the EU’s COMODALECE project to deliver a major uplift in the efficiency of intermodal rail operations.

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    REDUCING THE CARBON INTENSITY

    2020-12-23T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Ships calling at ports are subject to international regulations drawn up by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with headquarters on the River Thames but with 170+ member states, and a nearly equal number of hangers-on. Obviously, the IMO’s actions will impact ports directly - think about waste or ballast ...

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    CLIMATE CHANGE: NEW PLANS AND RULES

    2020-12-21T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: On the day the UK Government formally announced a ten-point Climate Action Plan, the mainstream TV news headliner was the investigation into a royal TV interview that took place 25 years ago, followed by consternation about how families may not be able to meet-up at Christmas during a pandemic, ...

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    Breaking with convention

    2020-12-20T22:32:00Z

    COMMENT: This is the era of breaking with convention. Look at the incumbent sitting in the White House defying the law of gravity! writes Mike Mundy.

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    CARGO SAILING SHIPS; BECOMING SERIOUS BUSINESS?

    2020-12-20T21:17:00Z

    COMMENT: Over the past couple of years, sailing cargo ships have made a bit of a comeback, writes Peter de Langen.

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    “WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?”

    2020-12-19T19:34:00Z

    COMMENT: The spectre of Brexit has somewhat dropped off the radar with the massive focus on COVID-19. It does not mean, however, that Brexit has gone away, writes Mike Mundy.

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    WHEN WILL THE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE END?

    2020-12-18T12:00:00Z

    COMMENT: The sharpest decline in economic activity in Q2 worldwide was followed by spectacular growth in Q3, but Q4 looks like a bust, writes Ben Hackett.

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    THE WRONG ROUTE TO MARKET?

    2020-12-09T22:06:00Z

    The development of the new container/multipurpose terminal at the port of Takoradi, Ghana is advancing but questions remain about the process – or lack of process – which is bringing it to the market.

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    E-COMMERCE, SERVICE DIFFERENTIATION AND PORT OPERATIONS

    2020-11-18T15:37:00Z

    COMMENT: E-commerce had been growing impressively before COVID-19, with growth rates as much as 10 times higher than the growth of sales of physical stores, writes Peter de Langen.