The Economist

Theres little debate that the changing circumstances of globalisation have, and will continue to, affect world trade. Prices for goods and services are dropping while quality is on the rise.

The global economy has once again surprised pessimists by its tremendous staying power, replacing past concerns that global growth might falter with inflationary worries, fuelled by high and rising oil prices. We…

The global ports industry is going to face the repercussions of a major shift in the market power of the dominant 5-10 carriers that will lead to an urgent need for the…

Ben Hackett laments the tardiness of the US Administration and its agencies

Ben Hackett fears something else to lie awake at night and worry about

Ben Hackett is exasperated by the absence of invaluable statistical data to tell us what is actually happening to all those containers

Ben Hackett considers whether the looming import peak in the US will benefit the all-water route via Suez to the East Coast

Ben Hackett pursues his analysis of the port privatisation process to the Levant