Insight & Opinion

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Using economic forecasts to help investors make decisions is an uncertain activity. 

26th September 2024

Forecasting economic growth: an uncertain activity

26th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The drug problem in international trade is growing. Increased cooperation between all stakeholders has proven it can deliver results but arguably the wider application of new technology holds the greatest promise to…

26th September 2024

Drug tsunami: counter measures

26th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

More traffic demands more cargo handling capacity and in turn this demands new terminals. Introducing a new terminal is not a straightforward matter it requires careful planning to ensure a good competitive…

25th July 2024

Managing terminal competition to maximum effect

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The consensus of opinion is that 2024 will not follow in the footsteps of 2023 and see a widespread continuation of growth in global dry bulk trades. The China factor is a…

25th July 2024

Dry bulk trades: what prospects?

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

While the ports, and business entities within them, are buttressed by the ideas underlying “free trade,” they are not immune from being caught up in political rip currents. 

25th July 2024

STS cranes – navigating a way out of the political rip currents

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The USA’s Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has requested additional information regarding the global operational alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

25th July 2024

Will Gemini’s shuttle network survive FMC scrutiny?

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Houthi entrance into the Gaza conflict changed the fundamentals of global trade and in turn economics. How easy it is to create chaos.

25th July 2024

Volatility and uncertainty – the ruling scenario

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear agency with responsibility for Artic shipping development, has floated a figure of up to 50 million tonnes of cargo per annum over the longer term. Is this achievable or…

24th July 2024

Arctic shipping: fact or fiction?

24th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

There are two clichés that go along with any discussion of ports- something to the effect of “You’ve seen one- you’ve seen one,” and then another along the lines of “Ports are…

30th May 2024

Thinking beyond dali

30th May 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In April 2024, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) launched the results of a study on the investment pipeline and investment challenges of European ports.

30th May 2024

The case for energy management services by the PDC

30th May 2024