Post Script

Now available from our parent company Mercator Media are the papers in powerpoint form from the recent Private Capital & Ports Conferenceheld in London. These are genuinely regarded as essential reading byall…

The Black Sea, the so-called inland sea borderedby Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, is one of the areas of the world mostnegatively impacted by the recent economic downturn. But longer term this…

The attitude of dock labour in Spain ischanging. There is a reality dawning that new competitive pressures -of the type being fielded from Moroccos Tangier Med containertranshipment terminals - require a competitive…

When will the fall off in trade, slow, stop and then start torecover - whatever market sector your in this is the big issue thateveryone is thinking about. So do we see…

If you live in the UK then you would haveenjoyed a feast of controversy on the political scene of late as the expenses of Members of Parliament were unveiled for the firsttime…

Reform of port labour arrangements, and especially that thorny taskof downsizing, is invariably something that is the focus ofconsiderable controversy.

One of the things that tends to behit hard when a cold wind blows is attendance at industry events such as conferencesand exhibitions but is this a short-sighted approach?

To invest or not to invest? Answer, first do your homework well, constantly monitor the market, appraise the competition and if you decide to go for it then seek the maximum return…

As 2008 draws a close, its time for a little reflection on what this year has brought us. But will we learn from the lessons, or will our memories revert to the…

I saw a summary the other day of the container line service cutbacksthat had taken place in the Far East-North Europe, FarEast-Mediterranean, Far East-USEC and Transatlantic trades. In the FarEast-North Europe trade…

There are new quay cranes being installed on the quayside in Cape Town and other major investments underway designed to realise a comprehensive upgrade of the container terminal, but does this really…

Russias recent advance into Georgia beliesthe profile of a country that does not yet fully respect democraticprinciples and which is steered by powerful individuals that have theirown agenda in terms of the…

The contrast between achievingmarket reach in mature and emerging economies has perhaps never beengreater. In northern Europe, for example, the battle is one ofdelivering enough capacity and removing the landside bottlenecks thatcan…

This is the 50th issue of Port Strategy and as there isnt room here to list an anything-to-do-with-50 ranking, I thought I would list my likes and dislikes of the port business…