The Strategist
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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
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Coronavirus: making it go away!
20/03/2020COMMENT: If ever there is a strategy needed, it is a well thought out one to minimise the impact of the coronavirus, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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CONCESSIONS: WATCH OUT FOR THE TWO BIG LANDMINES
17/02/2020COMMENT: If there are two things that can go wrong with a concession process – a new concession or a renewal – they are the lack of proper structure and what can be described as the ‘human factor,' effectively a major disagreement between READ more
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MED’ TRANSHIPMENT MERRY GO ROUND…
10/12/2019Another round of musical chairs appears to be underway in the Mediterranean transhipment business, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
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NO NEED FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF “WeWork” CULTURE
15/11/2019COMMENT: It is interesting to see the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) voicing a pitch for a larger slice of Trans-European (Ten-T) funding and particularly on the basis of assisting ports that have projects with an ROI which is “low and slow READ more
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Time for a change
23/10/2019COMMENT: Isn’t it about time that political appointments at the top of port management bodies were stopped? asks Mike Mundy READ more
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Check and double check, the best project evaluation criteria
20/09/2019What drives a port authority or other government agency to develop the infrastructure for a new terminal and offer a new concession when there is little or no prospect of the facility offering a satisfactory rate of return to potential operators, READ more
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Take the highway to profitability
28/08/2019COMMENT: There is a new container sector study about to hit the streets, Container Terminals: Paths to Profitability, writes Mike Mundy. READ more
