The Analyst

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