Red Sea

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Global shipping disruptions are accelerating a major shift in how ports view digital infrastructure, with port community systems (PCS) increasingly regarded as critical tools for maintaining trade resilience rather than simply improving operational efficiency.

20th May 2026

Ports redefine digital resilience

20th May 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

The new multipurpose terminal at Safaga on Egypt’s Red Sea coast is nearing its opening, with operators confirming a key milestone as the project transitions from construction into early operational readiness ahead of a planned launch later this year.

10th April 2026

Safaga terminal nears opening milestone

10th April 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

A round up of Port Strategy Q1 2026 issue’s Port & Terminal news. 

12th March 2026

News in brief: Q1 2026: Ports & Terminals

12th March 2026

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Dry bulk shipping will see a stable supply/demand balance in 2026, before demand softens and vessel deliveries increase in 2027, according to global shipping association BIMCO in its latest bulk shipping market…

12th March 2026

Stable 2026, mixed 2027 says BIMCO

12th March 2026

WORLD

WORLD

With a strategic location at the crossroads of global trade routes, ports across the Middle East play a critical role in facilitating trade movement between key markets in the east and the…

15th September 2025

Continued Hub Expansion

15th September 2025

WORLD

WORLD

The shipping industry is hopeful that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire which came into effect on 19 January will bring an end to Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea.

22nd January 2025

Red Sea attacks respite during ceasefire

22nd January 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Red-Sea attacks are approaching their first anniversary in early November and the maritime world has become used to the new situation of structural re-routings around Cape Good Hope. JP Verschuure, Director at…

26th September 2024

Charting West-Med port congestion

26th September 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Good and bad news for Sri Lanka’s leading container port, Colombo. The facility ended the first half of 2024 with a 9.6% increase in transshipment cargo, due to double digit growth for…

26th September 2024

Sri Lanka struggles

26th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

2023 was not a good year and 2024 looks uncertain for the maritime industry.

19th April 2024

The global economy remains under stress

19th April 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The dry bulks, liquid bulks and gas shipping sectors navigated ‘unprecedented global circumstances’ in 2023 and 2024 promises a landscape of ‘continued change and evolution.’ Felicity Landon reports

27th February 2024

Bulk shipping outlook

27th February 2024

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

Port infrastructure development in Egypt continues to be focussed on the private sector playing a big part in the country helping meet national economic goals. But is there a danger of over-capacity…

27th February 2024

Private sector $ pour in

27th February 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Non-specialist headline news sources have gone overboard on the impact of the Houthi-led Red Sea closure. Andrew Penfold takes a penetrating look at the cost impacts and other factors that will shape the outcome…

27th February 2024

Don’t overplay the issues!

27th February 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

In a slight re-wording of a popular aphorism, I can say with certainty that “We live in unpredictable times.” 

27th February 2024

Red sea trigger to intermodal transfers?

27th February 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The war in the Middle East has brought knee jerk reactions to the dangers to ships using the Red Sea, primarily bound for the Suez Canal. Is it really such a disaster?

27th February 2024

Storm in a teacup

27th February 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The newly appointed International Maritime Organization Secretary-General, Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member States to step up and help tackle the issue of an expanding ‘shadow fleet’ of vessels operating around the…

27th February 2024

Shadow fleet targeted

27th February 2024

WORLD

WORLD

Shippers can help ensure resilience against the effects of geopolitical tensions by opting for flexible contracts, collaborating with supply chain partners and better managing customer expectations.

15th January 2024

Boosting resilience against upheaval

15th January 2024

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Mawani, the Saudi Ports Authority, has confirmed it is targeting 24,000TEU container ships at Jeddah Islamic Port (JIP) and is making the necessary investments to facilitate achieving this goal.

15th November 2022

Jeddah Targets top-of-the-range Containerships

15th November 2022