Insight & Opinion

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Talking to my ever-optimistic car dealer he tells me 2025 is the year to have in mind when electric cars will come into their own – suffice it to say I am…

24th November 2023

Matching batteries to in-port vessel decarbonisation requirements

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It’s that time of year again, when we look back over the past year and look forward.

24th November 2023

Looking back and forward

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Strikes, tax avoidance allegations, a cyber-attack and heavy criticism of new terminal access charges; 2023 is shaping up to be an annus horribilis year for DP World Australia

24th November 2023

DPW Australia – annus horribilis

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Labour issues just can’t go away.

24th November 2023

Labour issues: ports should ramp up their engagement

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The strategic partnership between HHLA and MSC in Hamburg; an unusual process

24th November 2023

MSC initiative to enter HHLA worthy of scrutiny

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Ports operators that provide a broader and more sophisticated range of services beyond simply handling in-port cargo and containers, will thrive no matter how fraught geopolitical stresses become.

21st November 2023

Diversification will see ports through tough times

21st November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Have you got one? A lot of ports, terminals and other companies active in the supply chain have. 

9th October 2023

Digital twins move to take centre stage

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

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

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

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. 

29th August 2023

FMC looks to smooth out box flow to and from terminals

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Amsterdam’s city council has approved a plan to ban cruise from Amsterdam’s city centre. 

29th August 2023

Amsterdam’s cruise ban, a bold move but a missed opportunity

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

As North America and Europe struggle with lagging economic growth Southeast Asia is expanding its economic base and benefiting from new investments.

29th August 2023

Asia prospects are positive despite western stagnation

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It is interesting to note the detailed remarks of SagittaMarine, a dry bulk operator primarily active in the handy-ultramax segments…

29th August 2023

Panama canal problems: micro and macro

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Excepting some hot spots such as Southeast Asia, container trade is generally experiencing tough market conditions making the task of bridging the gap between container vessel capacity – actual and on order…

29th August 2023

Bridging the capacity gap

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The government of the city state of Hamburg recently published Hamburg’s port vision until 2040.

26th July 2023

Hamburg puts sustainability and digitalisation to the fore

26th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

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.

26th July 2023

No cause for optimism

26th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Just before PS was about to go to press, I was sitting in the basement coffee shop of Waterstones bookshop in Piccadilly…

26th July 2023

Clean energy marine hubs initiative launched

26th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

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…

26th July 2023

China revs up auto activities

26th July 2023