Insight & Opinion

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

As a writer on maritime business, I am frequently asked, “What are you writing about these days?” 

15th December 2022

Pivotal role for ports in making green corridors work

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

There is no mistaking the fact that ‘Xmas’ is over in the container shipping sector. Lean times are ahead in the majority of world markets compounded by the age-old folly of too…

15th December 2022

Plenty To Think About

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Mature markets today bring new challenges in delivering major new port capacity, especially in a competitive climate. The issue is how to reconcile the economic impact-orientated agenda of port landlords with the…

15th December 2022

Market share versus profits

15th December 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The supply chains are constrained- that is something that all the panellists agreed on during a presentation at Capital Link’s 2022 Maritime Forum in New York.

15th November 2022

Time to measure it and manage it

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

DP World, the developer of London Gateway, made two recent announcements, signaling the steady development of the London Gateway port business ecosystem.

15th November 2022

Conditions for port business ecosystem development

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Misguided policies are causing an unprecedented collapse in global economic confidence leading to further inflation and rising costs of living and a global recession.

15th November 2022

Economic chaos caused by zombie policies

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Against a background of port systems and supply chains under immense pressure during the onslaught of COVID-19…

15th November 2022

IAPH focus: closing the gaps

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Container shipping lines have done very well from Covid. Freight rates reached exorbitantly high levels between mid-2021 and the first half of 2022.

15th November 2022

Lines and terminals: another twist?

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

So, the tipping point has arrived, and a de-escalation is underway of container freight rates and of severe container congestion.

15th November 2022

Beyond the tipping point, what next?

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Maritime news pages are awash with talk of ‘green corridors’. It Is a great move to set them up now because zero-emissions’ ships won’t enter the market until 2030.

15th November 2022

Thumbs up to green corridors but big challenges lie ahead

15th November 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Decarbonisation efforts supported by heavy duty digitalisation have been abundant; most of these efforts are tied to the routing and performance of vessels when they are out at sea. 

27th October 2022

Pivotal port optimisation role: berthing benefits

27th October 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Driven by high shipping costs and poor reliability due to congestion and equipment shortage, Lidl decided to start its own shipping line, Tailwind.

27th October 2022

Is tailwind here to stay?

27th October 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Typically, when it comes to July and August, summer vacations are the main focus for many people as they disappear from their normal routines and try to “switch off”.

27th October 2022

The silly season: shortages and inflation

27th October 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Ports have traditionally had a link to politics but under the influence of COVID-19, lockdowns, congestion, environmental goals, strikes, exceptional geo-political events and other key influential factors the political dimension has grown…

27th October 2022

Prepare for life out of the shadows

27th October 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It is interesting to speculate what will happen when DP World’s two terminal contracts at Jawaharlal Nehru Port – India’s second biggest container gateway in volume terms – come to the end…

27th October 2022

High stakes ‘game’ in play

27th October 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The view appears to be gaining ground that the party is over in container shipping and normal operating conditions are on the way back. This may be true – only time will…

27th October 2022

A Bumper Package

27th October 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The shipping and ports sectors have in recent years shown a vulnerability to serious hazardous cargo related incidents. The National Cargo Bureau has conducted studies which throw some light on the potential…

15th September 2022

Essential Reading

15th September 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Halfway through a year already filled to the brim with “impactful” developments, port executives engage in the perilous activity of forecasting what’s coming next.

15th September 2022

CRYSTAL BALL GAZING

15th September 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Under the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), China financed and built around US$1 trillion worth of infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries, making it the world’s largest bilateral creditor and increasing China’s…

15th September 2022

AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE BRI; WILL IT BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME?

15th September 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Will port congestion and labour shortages ever end as inflation rises with economic output declining? Should we plan ahead for recession as central banks have few tools available. Maybe, maybe not.

15th September 2022

LOGISTICS PROBLEMS AND UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES

15th September 2022