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INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

There is an interesting drama series available on BBC I Player, “Hidden Assets.” In Series 2 of this gripping drama the prospect arises of the complete port privatisation of the Port of Antwerp, with a financial group with a respectable…

5th May 2026

“Hidden Assets:” The Shape Of Things To Come?

5th May 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Following revelations about the former head of DP World (DPW), Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, and his close and seemingly murky relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, DPW announced, in mid-February, a new Chairman and a new CEO, the two positions…

5th March 2026

DPW: is silence golden?

5th March 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Houthis have announced that they have paused maritime attacks on Israel and lifted their so-called blockade on Israeli ports. 

20th November 2025

Red Sea: caution is the watchword

20th November 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In its recent webinar looking at the future prospects of the port and terminal container market, Drewry also considered the impact of the TIL-BlackRock bid to acquire Hutchison’s non-Chinese assets – a…

15th September 2025

Drewry Warns Of Potential Hutch’ Deal Consequences

15th September 2025

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

It was an eye opener for me to learn that global steel production is a massive contributor to C02 emissions and furthermore that inadequate corrosion protection is contributing more to global CO2…

23rd June 2025

Do yourself a favour and the world at the same time

23rd June 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The end of February saw the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA), the representative body for labour in 35 ports that run from Maine to Florida and along the Gulf Coast, ratify a new…

7th March 2025

The “greatest contract”, a “gold standard” – true or false?

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

As PS goes to press the news breaks that European parliamentarians have called on the EU to impose “more targeted” sanctions against what is dubbed the “dark” or “shadow” fleet.

22nd November 2024

The “dark” fleet a ticking timebomb that needs to be addressed

22nd November 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

International Maritime Organization (IMO) in association with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has taken the interesting step of introducing a new ‘tool kit’ designed to bolster the maritime sector’s ability to…

26th September 2024

Insider threats: IMO tool kit

26th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The consensus of opinion is that 2024 will not follow in the footsteps of 2023 and see a widespread continuation of growth in global dry bulk trades. The China factor is a…

25th July 2024

Dry bulk trades: what prospects?

25th July 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

If you are a port or a terminal and had to pick one area where you could achieve the goals of optimising safety and maximising efficiency then without doubt the area of…

30th May 2024

Streamlining berthing/safe mooring is a must

30th May 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

All hail the potential of digitalisation to positively impact shipping’s decarbonisation!

19th April 2024

New study highlights the decarbonising power of digitalisation

19th April 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Mid-January saw the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcome the European Parliament’s recognition of and support for the vital role Europe’s ports play in the European economy and society.

27th February 2024

ESPO underlines “there is no time to lose” in implementation of new strategy

27th February 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Talking to my ever-optimistic car dealer he tells me 2025 is the year to have in mind when electric cars will come into their own – suffice it to say I am…

24th November 2023

Matching batteries to in-port vessel decarbonisation requirements

24th November 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It is quite remarkable that the US International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has been compelled to declare bankruptcy and enter Chapter 11 over a dispute at the Portland…

9th October 2023

ILWU: what do the lessons of Portland tell us?

9th October 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

It is interesting to note the detailed remarks of SagittaMarine, a dry bulk operator primarily active in the handy-ultramax segments…

29th August 2023

Panama canal problems: micro and macro

29th August 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Just before PS was about to go to press, I was sitting in the basement coffee shop of Waterstones bookshop in Piccadilly…

26th July 2023

Clean energy marine hubs initiative launched

26th July 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Let’s backtrack a bit and reference two interesting reports that came out a few months ago.

1st June 2023

Two reports worth catching up with

1st June 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted an assessment of the US Coast Guard’s Foreign Port Security Programme…

9th May 2023

USA looks to strengthen foreign port security assessment

9th May 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Technically you can’t say the ban is over because it was never formally in place but in reality there is a change of attitude by the Chinese authorities which is seeing a…

20th April 2023

A new order in China – Australia coal trade?

20th April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In November last year the Tbilisi International Film Festival featured a documentary film entitled, The Port that Never Was. It refers, of course, to the proposed new deep-sea port of Anaklia on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.

6th April 2023

The port that never was

6th April 2023