Insight & Opinion

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

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

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It will take decades before we see the end of marine oil-based fuels and the alternative fuels, particularly LNG, may not bring the benefits touted.

9th May 2023

The challenges facing the Greening of the shipping sector

9th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted an assessment of the US Coast Guard’s Foreign Port Security Programme…

9th May 2023

USA looks to strengthen foreign port security assessment

9th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

What are the major trends underway in the reefer market?

9th May 2023

Reefer market analysis

9th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

International shipowners’ association BIMCO is famous for creating a range of charter party agreements that are central to the way the global shipping industry works – but Grant Hunter, BIMCO’s director, standards,…

5th May 2023

‘Holistic’ contracts needed for shipping efficiency, says BIMCO director

5th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The development of Freeports is a genuine Brexit benefit and a real opportunity to be grasped, Customs expert Arne Mielken, managing director of Customs Manager Ltd, told the Coastlink audience.

5th May 2023

Freeports – ‘a genuine Brexit benefit’

5th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The UK government must set a growth target for water freight, said Michelle Gardner, deputy director, policy, at Logistics UK at this year’s Coastlink Conference.

5th May 2023

Certainty of policy essential for water freight

5th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Technically you can’t say the ban is over because it was never formally in place but in reality there is a change of attitude by the Chinese authorities which is seeing a…

20th April 2023

A new order in China – Australia coal trade?

20th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Out with the new and back with the old as carriers revert to market share strategies that further collapse freight rates and re-structuring of partnerships.

20th April 2023

Liner shipping: out with the new and back with the old

20th April 2023