Mike Mundy

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Maintaining competitiveness and a healthy inward investment picture are two strong areas of challenge evident in the recent EU Ports Reform package. There are concerns Mike Mundy reports

5th May 2026

Eu Ports Reform: Not A Slam Dunk

5th May 2026

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

The future of the Landlord Port Model in its diverse forms has been questioned.

12th March 2026

A robust architecture that continues to deliver

12th March 2026

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

Container ships are getting bigger, and ports are investing in deeper water, longer quays, and larger cranes. This is a common phrase regularly used across the container industry. But is the equation…

20th November 2025

Is it as simple as 1 + 1 = 2

20th November 2025

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

The World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index 2020 to 2024: trends and lessons learnt is now in its fifth edition. 

20th November 2025

CPPI – Net zero framework: the case for refined approaches

20th November 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Container Port Performance Index is now in its fifth edition and has achieved a certain prominence as a document to be scrutinised on release. But is it being used for the…

20th November 2025

CPPI: Room for Improvement

20th November 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Technically it may not be misuse of the legal system but morally matters are not so clear cut. Mike Mundy dissects the real basis of APMT’s legal challenges over Tecon 10, Santos…

14th October 2025

The law is an ass?

14th October 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

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