The Analyst

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Iran war: structural effects on maritime networks in the Middle East? Peter de Langen

5th May 2026

Critical Stability

5th May 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The logic of open competitive processes for access to port services. 

5th March 2026

Mistaken ‘public sector logic’

5th March 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The recent announcement of the ‘Cape Pomerania’ development, a project involving a container terminal as well as additional port activities is interesting because its setting reflects the changing geopolitical landscape and how…

20th November 2025

Poland’s changing port development approach

20th November 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Probably emboldened by the inability of (international) institutions to enforce sanctions, Russia is moving towards re-opening ports in occupied Ukrainian territory.

15th September 2025

Shadow ports in occupied Ukraine?

15th September 2025

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THE ANALYST

The risk of Chinese dominance in maritime, logistics and shipbuilding is real. The Chinese reaction to the intended sale of the CK Hutchison terminals demonstrates China’s geo-political interests in ports. In that…

27th May 2025

Go it alone approach: What price durability?

27th May 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The sustainable port congress in Bilbao was an excellent opportunity to take stock of the many initiatives to move towards more sustainable ports.

7th March 2025

Challenging times for ports as energy hubs: Bilbao in the mix

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The policy logic and consequences of decoupling the Chinese and US economy is increasingly discussed. And such discussions may increase further with Trump as next president of the US. 

22nd November 2024

Decoupling between trade blocs? The implications for ports

22nd November 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

A couple of months ago, the Georgian government announced that a consortium of firms from China would construct the new deep-sea port of Anaklia, located in western Georgia, following a bidding process…

26th September 2024

Geo-politics and the Anaklia, Georgia, port project

26th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The USA’s Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has requested additional information regarding the global operational alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

25th July 2024

Will Gemini’s shuttle network survive FMC scrutiny?

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In April 2024, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) launched the results of a study on the investment pipeline and investment challenges of European ports.

30th May 2024

The case for energy management services by the PDC

30th May 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The energy and raw materials transition, critical for achieving a sustainable and (more) circular economy, creates a huge demand for new private investments in ports, in activities like production, assembly, storage and…

19th April 2024

Sustainable port industrial islands?

19th April 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

X-Press Feeders has recently decided to deploy green methanol-powered ships on its feeder network in Europe, with Evergreen committing to using X-Press Feeders services.

27th February 2024

Fuel transition creates a ‘whole new space to occupy’

27th February 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The strategic partnership between HHLA and MSC in Hamburg; an unusual process

24th November 2023

MSC initiative to enter HHLA worthy of scrutiny

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The recent announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor is another step in the efforts of the EU and US to challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a competing approach:…

9th October 2023

What to make of the India-middle east-Europe economic corridor?

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Amsterdam’s city council has approved a plan to ban cruise from Amsterdam’s city centre. 

29th August 2023

Amsterdam’s cruise ban, a bold move but a missed opportunity

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The government of the city state of Hamburg recently published Hamburg’s port vision until 2040.

26th July 2023

Hamburg puts sustainability and digitalisation to the fore

26th July 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

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

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

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