The Insurer

Many things in the terminal industry cost the same wherever you happen to be. The crane and reach stacker suppliers will name you a price, off-the-shelf terminal management software will cost the…

Recent events in Busan have served to concentrate the minds of people who have to think about the risk management of ports and terminals. It is probably fair to say that the…

In the weeks after Typhoon Maemis visitation upon Busan, the parties concerned are starting to count the cost. Sources say that Typhoon Maemi has extended the range of what scale of loss…

Looking at your average modern container port during one of its quieter moments in the day you would hardly credit how many risks are concentrated in these few acres of hard stand,…

It is said that in the rather anxious aftermath of the 911 outrage, officials in the Bush administration looked around at the shipping and transport industry and saw in all its openness…