USA

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Tecon Salvador, the box terminal for Salvador, is reaping the benefit of China’s advance into Brazil at the expense of the USA. Rob Ward charts events

5th March 2026

Tecon Salvador rises

5th March 2026

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

There are hopes that President Trump’s recent meeting with Xi Jinping of China could see a pause in tariffs on imports of ship-to-shore cranes and chassis manufactured in China and arriving at US ports.

20th November 2025

STS Crane Truce Hopes

20th November 2025

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

EXPANSION & DEVELOPMENT

The densely populated US North Atlantic port region handles 20% of total North American box traffic. AJ Keyes investigates game-changing developments in this key gateway port region which is home to the…

25th June 2025

Game changer

25th June 2025

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

The risk of Chinese dominance in maritime, logistics and shipbuilding is real. The Chinese reaction to the intended sale of the CK Hutchison terminals demonstrates China’s geo-political interests in ports. In that…

27th May 2025

Go it alone approach: What price durability?

27th May 2025

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

As predicted in the previous issue, the one certainty for port planners is going to be uncertainty, and unpredictability, at least for a while.

23rd May 2025

Politization & digitalisation, promising bedfellows

23rd May 2025

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

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

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

So, the era of let market forces work to deliver a competitive environment appears to be fast disappearing.

7th March 2025

A new world order that promises a lot of dis-order?

7th March 2025

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

In one of the final acts of the outgoing Biden administration in the US, a total of US$3bn has been earmarked for port modernisation projects across 27 US states at 55 different…

22nd November 2024

USA: Comprehensive funding for clean ports

22nd November 2024