The Analyst
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Tidying up inter-terminal connections
01/10/2018COMMENT: A study on better co-operation between terminals in Hong Kong by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Management College has rightfully received industry attention of late, writes Peter de Langen. READ more
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Real meaning of inclusivity in ports
30/08/2018COMMENT: July saw a major development in Antwerp’s port, with the announcement of the start of a stakeholder-inclusive process to expand container capacity, writes Peter de Langen. READ more
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Ships and terminals through Amazon’s eyes
06/08/2018COMMENT: Lately, there has been much talk about the entry of new disruptors into ocean shipping, with Amazon most frequently referenced, writes Peter de Langen. READ more
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We need more mavericks in ports
21/06/2018COMMENT: In various previous columns I have argued that port development is often ‘emergent’ rather than planned, writes Peter de Langen. READ more
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Flexibility key to wind ambitions
30/04/2018COMMENT: This year’s Danish Port Days were held in Esbjerg, with the theme of ‘port transformations’ guiding a conference that included sessions where academics and industry leaders discussed management research issues worth exploring, writes READ more
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Who should pay for infrastructure?
29/03/2018COMMENT: Who picks up the bill for infrastructure investments is a key issue in port development, writes Peter de Langen READ more
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Battle of hinterland expansion
05/03/2018COMMENT: Many port development companies, including port authorities, develop commercial strategies which guide their commercial and investment activities. One common ambition in those strategies is the aim to expand the hinterland, writes Peter de READ more
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Realities of 'working waterfront' visions
30/01/2018COMMENT: The inevitable is likely to happen to the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, writes Peter de Langen. READ more
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Safe as houses
16/12/2017COMMENT: In November, Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading port operator, launched its transformed property arm with a 960-hectare land bank, marking a further step in the gradual transition of the group from port operator to a READ more
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Tales of the unexpected
06/11/2017COMMENT: In May 2016 a lease agreement was signed between Feadship, a leading builder of mega-yachts, and Port of Amsterdam (PoA). Yet, Amsterdam’s vision document, officially launched a year earlier in June 2015 did not mention mega-yachts as a READ more