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WORLD

WORLD

Port expert and senior analyst Johan-Paul Verschuure - from strategic-financial advisory firm Rebel - charts the implications of the new world order under Trump tariffs, the counter-measures from those effected and the…

7th March 2025

Tariffs: the next chapter of volatility

7th March 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Konecranes has been busy. It reports diverse projects spanning the Middle East and Europe.

7th March 2025

Wide-ranging demand for konecranes products

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Trump 2.0, as many commentators are referring to the second term of the President, has started with a flourish, or, according to some, “with a bang”.

7th March 2025

Political fireworks/uncertain times undermine accurate forecasting

7th March 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

A round up of Port Strategy February/March 2025: Equipment issue’s Equipment news. 

7th March 2025

News in brief: February/March 2025: Equipment

7th March 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Further steps forward are being made in clean fuel initiatives for truck operation and container handling equipment.

7th March 2025

Clean fuel initiatives for transport and handling

7th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

The West Coast of South America is a key part of the reefer supply chains providing many different products to global markets. AJ Keyes assesses why Chile and Peru are so integral to these…

7th March 2025

Embracing reefer trade

7th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

This is the year that promises to bring to the market the STS 10 container terminal opportunity in Santos, Brazil – the so-called jewel in the crown in Brazil’s port privatisation programme. Rob…

7th March 2025

Full steam ahead

7th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

A J Keyes runs the rule over China’s recent container terminal performance – volumes, automation/investment in Smart Ports – and assesses what lies ahead

7th March 2025

(Smart) business as usual

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Mike Mundy considers Trump’s assertion that the Panama Canal is in Chinese ownership is ill-informed and does not justify the resulting attack on Hutchison PPC

7th March 2025

Short on facts

7th March 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Transparency is an increasingly major driver behind the demand for remote reefer monitoring in ports - solutions which are also an important part of sustainability efforts across the supply chain.

7th March 2025

Transparency counts

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

At the end of 2024 Port Strategy (PS) lost a good friend and colleague, Andrew Penfold. Andrew succumbed to an illness he was receiving treatment for but which eventually, sadly, took him…

7th March 2025

In memoriam: Andrew Penfold

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

AJ Keyes looks at developments in Chile’s leading ports and asks if any change to the status quo is anticipated in this important Latin American location

7th March 2025

Chile: onwards and upwards

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The United Nations (UN) has provided independent confirmation about the level of damage suffered by Yemen’s Red Sea ports, and the news is not good.

7th March 2025

UN reports Yemen port damage

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The two largest port complexes in North Europe, Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges, had a clear message for the European Commission ahead of the publication of the EU Competitiveness Compass and the Clean Industrial…

7th March 2025

Clear message from Europe’s big two

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The sustainable port congress in Bilbao was an excellent opportunity to take stock of the many initiatives to move towards more sustainable ports.

7th March 2025

Challenging times for ports as energy hubs: Bilbao in the mix

7th March 2025

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The shore power supply market is buzzing, with a number of notable events recently being reported to PS.

7th March 2025

Shore power supply is buzzing

7th March 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The European Commission and key port and shipping sector associations are pushing for a decarbonised and more competitive future, new initiatives abound

7th March 2025

Europe steps up

7th March 2025

WORLD

WORLD

Mexico’s container ports had a good 2024, with further volume growth. AJ Keyes assesses what expansion plans are ongoing in the country and asks whether there are expected to be any space…

7th March 2025

Capacity Concerns? Not here….

7th March 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

The world trading system is in transformation and promises to bring changes to the flow of goods traded internationally. The results may be more disruptive than anticipated.

7th March 2025

Dissolution of the existing world trade order

7th March 2025