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OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The ocean freight industry may have turned a corner after 12 months of plummeting rates.

9th October 2023

A turning point for the ocean freight industry?

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The recent announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor is another step in the efforts of the EU and US to challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a competing approach:…

9th October 2023

What to make of the India-middle east-Europe economic corridor?

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The near collapse of the supply chain in 2021-22 was very profitable for terminal operators, but this has come to an end and the search is on to find ways to cut…

9th October 2023

Global economics impact terminal operations and finances

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It is quite remarkable that the US International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has been compelled to declare bankruptcy and enter Chapter 11 over a dispute at the Portland…

9th October 2023

ILWU: what do the lessons of Portland tell us?

9th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Argentina is building momentum with lithium exports – big things are expected – and the race is on to capture this cargo from the so-called Lithium Triangle. There are various gateway options…

9th October 2023

Lithium: gateway race on

9th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Mexico has long been a manufacturing alternative to China, but concerns over China’s economy and vulnerabilities to supply chain security from COVID-19 means further opportunities exist, as AJ Keyes discovers

9th October 2023

Land of opportunity

9th October 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The word greenwashing has risen from a rarely used word to one in common usage today. What does it mean?

9th October 2023

Green credentials tested

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Throughout the world of digitalisation- which looms large across all maritime sectors, 2023 has been the year of Artificial Intelligence (or “AI”).

9th October 2023

Ai: great potential but bits of the jigsaw still to be completed

9th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE), TIS Inc. (“TIS”) and Miotsukushi Analytics Inc. (“Miotsukushi”) have jointly developed a draft survey application.

9th October 2023

Ai-powered automatic draft survey application

9th October 2023

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

LHTE, a multimodal terminal in the port of Le Havre, is collaborating with OCR technology specialist…

9th October 2023

AI in Le Havre

9th October 2023