Congestion highs
Port congestion has reached new highs, finds new research.
PRIORITY PORT PROJECTS
Felicity Landon reports on a cross-section of key container port investments and developments underway in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Sustainable Arctic route
The Northern Transit Corridor in the Arctic will be developed as a viable and sustainable route between Asia and Europe.
ARCTIC POTENTIAL CAPPED
Market analyst Andrew Penfold explores the viability of the Northern Sea Route and the implications for the port sector.
Ports take action
Ports across the globe will take actions on disruption, digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Getting free zones right
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is key to free trade zone development, but cooperation between all stakeholders is needed for success.
Large vessel challenge
The challenge of anchoring very large vessels or platforms without the requirement of very large capacity lifting vessels is being met in a new project.
THINKING BIG
In the first of a two-part global assessment, Felicity Landon reports on some of the largest port investment projects in North America and Europe.
SUPPLY: THE CRITICAL ISSUE
The supply side of supply chains is under pressure. But according to analyst Johan-Paul Verschuure of consultancy firm the Rebel Group, it may eventually prompt more flexible and innovative solutions.
COMBINING PAST AND FUTURE
Richard Crowther, Associate Maritime Engineer of consultancy firm WSP, asks if historic waterways combined with vessel automation, and in some cases integrated vessel/berth design, hold the key to unlocking effective supply chain solutions?
Swedish terminal move enables growth
A Swedish port has announced plans to move its container terminal with construction possible from 2026 and operations from 2028.
MAKING A CONNECTION
For freight to achieve predictability of movement, port and terminal development has to rise to the challenge of achieving efficient, congestion free, connectivity with hinterland markets. Mike Mundy assesses the road ahead.
Investment appetite at TOC Americas 2020
Ports and terminal operators demonstrated an appetite for investment at TOC Americas 2020, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the maritime sector.
VOLUMES, COSTS, ALTERNATIVES
The world’s most famous waterways, the Suez and Panama canals, have been rivals for over a century. But the flows are now changing, says Stevie Knight.
IAPH focuses on energy, data and resilience
The IAPH has declared a new strategic course of action with technical committees to focus on climate and energy, data collaboration and risk and resilience.
“EVERY MAN IS AN ISLAND”
What a turnaround! Coronavirus has driven us away from the idea of ‘no-man is an island’ in completely the opposite direction. Physical contact is quite rightly frowned upon, the ethos now is isolation and lock down (as depicted in comic terms on our front cover)! The knock-on consequences of COVID-19 ...
THE POST COVID-19 NEW WORLD
Andrew Penfold of Mundy Penfold Ltd looks at the current COVID-19 pandemic and asks whether it will ever be business as usual for the container industry.
20 port authorities vow to remain operational
20 port authorities have signed a declaration to keep ports open to seaborne trade during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: IMPACT AND ADVICE
Today’s ‘normal’ is a new normal – one dominated by COVID-19 which is progressively reaching into the lives of business worldwide with the international ports sector and supply chain as a whole at the forefront of this.
Digital logistics management progresses
A mega port operator has taken a major step forward in digitising the management of logistics.
LOOKING INTO THE ‘DARK’
Ron Crean of London-based Windward, outlines what ports and terminals need to be wary of to be safe from sanctions.
COVID-19: Best practice measures for ports
Ports need to remain open to keep supply chains open and to allow maritime trade to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic but best practice measures will help protect staff and ensure operational continuity.
COVID-19 task force launches
A new COVID-19 (coronavirus) task force and information portal has been set up to help ports through the challenges they are facing.
Trade facilitation recommendations issued
The IMO has been presented with a list of recommendations for governments and relevant national authorities on the facilitation of maritime trade during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
EU approves transfer of terminal stakes
The EU has approved the transfer of stakes in ten port terminals as the move would have a “very limited impact’ on the market.
Tug Design Goes Hi-Tech in Search of Optimisation
Digitalisation is a driving force as tug manufacturers capture data from the tug’s operating performance to enhance design improvements and modifications, as Dave MacIntyre discovers.
Port giant to return to private ownership
A port giant is set to return to private ownership to help it focus of becoming an infrastructure-led end-to-end logistics provider.
