Insight & Opinion

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 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

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Black Sea Grain Initiative has folded and the Kremlin has launched a series of missile attacks on the port city of Odessa in Ukraine.

26th July 2023

Integrity has its place

26th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

As readers are viewing this, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting regarding the future path of shipping’s decarbonisation will have already occurred.

26th July 2023

Linking up the data silos

26th July 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

Transit times and productivity are back to normal at USWC ports, but potential cargo diversion from strike-hit Canadian ports could bring back unwanted congestion.

25th July 2023

Risk of congestion looms again on the US west coast

25th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Drewry Maritime Research has provided an updated perspective on Southeast Asia containerport and terminal performance in 2022.

1st June 2023

Growth Prospects – Technical Advances – See PS on Stand J42 at TOC

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

We are living in a partisan political age; regardless of what side you are on, most shipping and port executives would agree on that.

1st June 2023

Jones act – emerging infrastructure links?

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Last month, the World Bank published a new version of the Logistics Performance Index. 

1st June 2023

World bank logistics performance index 2023: observations

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Expectations of a recession are receding, despite declining demand, as economies remain in growth territory.

1st June 2023

The elusive recession, not as per definition yet

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Let’s backtrack a bit and reference two interesting reports that came out a few months ago.

1st June 2023

Two reports worth catching up with

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

French automotive giant, Renault, has commenced shipping brand new cars in containers to avoid the current high costs associated with the usual method of moving vehicles, using car carriers.

1st June 2023

Shape of things to come?

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

India is in the ascendancy as an alternative manufacturing location to China, but there remains work to be done to build investor confidence. At a micro level, the same point applies in…

9th May 2023

Vision – Hurdles – Confidence Needed

9th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

 Unfortunately, this may not be the case in the US.

9th May 2023

If it ain’t broke – don’t fix it…really?

9th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

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. 

9th May 2023

The EU’s intermodal ambition: aspirational or dangerous?

9th May 2023