Insight & Opinion

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

While many ports do not report monthly traffic volumes, the data from the ports that do…

20th April 2023

Weak early 2023 port volumes in abundance

20th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

There may be a shift occurring in thinking in the US and it could be beneficial to ports.

20th April 2023

The shift to opportunities?

20th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

An improving economic outlook and falling energy costs are expected to provide some reprieve from margin pressures for container terminal operators later this year.

18th April 2023

Margin pressures will ease for container terminal operators

18th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Recent times have seen a spate of maritime incidents spanning groundings, collisions and, particularly notable, containership and ro-ro vessel fires which, experience shows, are often caused by mis-declared cargo. 

18th April 2023

Paths to Reducing Serious Maritime Incidents and their Impact

18th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The World Maritime Organization calculates the scale of sea-level rise under different global warming scenarios. The findings are not to be taken lightly.

12th April 2023

Sea-level rise: just how much?

12th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In November last year the Tbilisi International Film Festival featured a documentary film entitled, The Port that Never Was. It refers, of course, to the proposed new deep-sea port of Anaklia on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.

6th April 2023

The port that never was

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

After two years of unheard of profitability in the maritime sector will the players be able to manage their profits to withstand the pressures of the next two years, or have they…

6th April 2023

“The party is over” and the pressure is on

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The 2M breakup in 2025, announced recently, came as a bit of a surprise, although Maersk in particular portrays it as a logical consequence of their integrator strategy.

6th April 2023

The 2M breakup; what can ports expect?

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

If my inbox is any indication, 2023 is going to be another big year for D and D - not demurrage and detention (or Dungeons and Dragons!!!), but, rather, digitalisation and data.

6th April 2023

Thinking big on digitalisation, data and infrastructure funding

6th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Adani Group continues to feel financial pressures with recent attacks adding to the negative impact of the January report by short-seller Hindenburg. Is there more to come?

3rd April 2023

Adani rollercoaster rolls on

3rd April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The day will soon be upon us when a Single Window for data exchange will be mandatory – specifically, 1 January 2024.

30th March 2023

Harness the Benefits of the Maritime Single Window

30th March 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Australia has traditionally had a strong interest in putting its waterfront industry under the microscope and considering how it can raise port performance.

27th February 2023

Under the microscope

27th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It is a new year, with a new Congress, and new sets of battles to be fought.

8th February 2023

New planning canvas in prospect

8th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

UNCTAD, in its yearly flagship publication, the review of Maritime Transport, has highlighted the considerable uncertainty facing shipping and ports.

8th February 2023

Era of uncertainty presents difficult investment decisions

8th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

2022 ended bleakly as the global economy headed towards a recession. 2023 does not look optimistic for the coming six months at least. Time to batten down the hatches.

8th February 2023

2023: disruptors to make their Presence felt

8th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

At Port Strategy we focus a lot on the larger port and terminal facilities – we are very mindful, however, that the larger ports and facilities in them are not the whole…

8th February 2023

Big is not always beautiful: Tell us about it!

8th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

As our story Port and Terminal Investors Crowd In makes clear there is a lot of activity at the moment directed at buying into terminal sector opportunities with much of this coming from…

8th February 2023

An era of spending but what is round the corner?

8th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The India-headquartered Adani Group, which includes Adani Ports & SEZ, is reportedly engaged in raising US$10 billion in lower cost green bonds.

15th December 2022

Port of Singapore to take a stake in Adani ports?

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

We are entering a new world with little clarity of the future as we face either a return to the old ways or live in a state of perma-crisis.

15th December 2022

What comes after normal and new normal?

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Leading container line Maersk is clearly an early mover when it comes to transitioning to clean fuels.

15th December 2022

Methanol – competitive asset for Maersk and partner ports?

15th December 2022