The Strategist
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BEHOLD AN ERA OF INNOVATION IS UNDERWAY
16/04/2021COMMENT: The container was probably the last mega innovation in the world of ports and shipping, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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AUSTRALIA – CHINA COAL SLIP INEVITABLE
18/03/2021COMMENT: Tensions between China and Australia continue and appear to be progressively negatively impacting trading arrangements, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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NO TO EASY GATES TO GO THROUGH
01/03/2021COMMENT: It is interesting to note that the latest UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport highlights what it sees as the plight of small island states (SIDS), buffeted under the impact of the pandemic and subject to regular shocks as a result of READ more
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“WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?”
19/12/2020COMMENT: The spectre of Brexit has somewhat dropped off the radar with the massive focus on COVID-19. It does not mean, however, that Brexit has gone away, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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MELBOURNE PORT RENTS: LESSONS TO LEARN
12/11/2020COMMENT: The topic of port rents is an interesting one – a subject that does not always get a public airing due to the confidential nature of concession and other lease/rental agreements, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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KEEPING IT SIMPLE IN A COMPLICATED WORLD
14/10/2020COMMENT: The bedrock of any port’s efficient operations is a strong working relationship between a port authority and its private sector tenants, particularly terminal operators, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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NOUAKCHOTT PRIVATE DEAL PAIN
18/09/2020COMMENT: The saga at the port of Nouakchott, Mauritania, continues, underlining the point made in the last of issue of PS that negotiated port deals, as opposed to the letting of terminals via public tender, are inherently risky and do little for READ more
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BANANA: OUT OF BALANCE?
26/07/2020COMMENT: Dubai Port World’s (DPW) Banana project, aimed at establishing a deep-water container terminal near the mouth of the Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), continues to prove to be a slippery road, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IMPETUS
19/06/2020COMMENT: Even before the coronavirus pandemic reared its head global supply chains were heading down an increasingly digital route but COVID-19 has provided added impetus, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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THAT ‘C’ WORD AGAIN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?
28/04/2020COMMENT: I hate to mention the C word – coronavirus – (again) but it does prompt thinking about what happens post the virus?, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
