The Analyst

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

UNCTAD, in its yearly flagship publication, the review of Maritime Transport, has highlighted the considerable uncertainty facing shipping and ports.

8th February 2023

Era of uncertainty presents difficult investment decisions

8th February 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Leading container line Maersk is clearly an early mover when it comes to transitioning to clean fuels.

15th December 2022

Methanol – competitive asset for Maersk and partner ports?

15th December 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

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

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

The European Seaports Organization (ESPO) periodically assesses developments in port governance, and recently published its findings for 2022. The following four takeaways are relevant. 

31st July 2022

FOUR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE ESPO ‘TRENDS IN EU PORTS’ GOVERNANCE 2022’ REPORT

31st July 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In the bigger scheme of things, the question where zero emission container ships will be introduced first is not very relevant; what matters is that they are introduced and as soon as…

30th June 2022

ZERO EMISSION CONTAINERSHIPS: WHO DARES WINS

30th June 2022

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Economic indicators suggest that there is no recession on the horizon but practical realities are painting a different scenario.

30th June 2022

OPERATING IN A FOG THAT THREATENS

30th June 2022

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

During the last two decades, there has been a steady shift regarding European container trade partners from the West (North America) to the East (Asia). The results of a new study from…

31st May 2022

EURO’ BOX TRADES ASSESSED*

31st May 2022

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

Scholars looking into clusters in general, and port clusters specifically, have come to understand that the development of such clusters is a path dependent process, in the sense that past developments in…

31st May 2022

PORT CLUSTERS: THE SOHAR ‘BREAKAWAY PROJECT’ GREEN INITIATIVE

31st May 2022