Post Script

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…

International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is a company thathas a reputation for introducing modern container handling expertiseinto nations that have previously been bereft of this asset and thelatest chapter regarding its…

Greece is at last moving down the path of port privatisation with thepartial concessioning of container terminal capacity in Piraeus and thefull concessioning of container terminal facilities in Thessaloniki.But is it a…

The global credit crunch may be in play and this may be adding percentage points to the borrowing of port businesses, but this does not mean that the interest of what can…

It is probably not politically correct to say that it was with someamusement that the announcement was noted that parties in the UKendeavouring to carry off beached timber from the stricken Ice…