The Analyst – Page 5

  • Hamburg prides itself on being a green port and is promoting cleaner ships. Credit: HHM Lindner.
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    Sense of green port dues

    2016-10-03T09:42:00Z

    COMMENT: In a recent academic conference in Hamburg, various papers addressed differentiated port dues for green ships partly to address the European Commission’s evident favouritism of such an approach, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Come together: Liverpool operator Peel Ports enjoys cluster benefits through Mersey Maritime. Credit: UK DoT
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    Value in port clusters

    2016-09-05T09:44:00Z

    COMMENT: It is increasingly understood that ports are spatial clusters of interrelated economic activities, such as chemical plants, energy plants, construction plants (for instance for components of offshore wind installations), warehouses, and terminals as well as a variety of business services, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Ports are increasingly considering their cruise attractiveness. Credit: Marcel Sala
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    Cruising for better port pricing

    2016-08-03T09:54:00Z

    Cruises are increasingly relevant in port development so taking a look at pricing can be insightful, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Overview: ABP's Newport is planning for the future. Credit: ABPp
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    Balancing public with private

    2016-05-27T10:36:00Z

    COMMENT: Associated British Ports, the leading UK port developer and operator, announced a masterplan through to 2035 for one of its ports, Newport in Wales, writes Peter de Langen.

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    Commercial not political decision-making

    2016-04-14T08:49:00Z

    COMMENT: Port reform processes gradually lead to a port industry where port authorities remain under government ownership, but have autonomy, are financially self-sustaining and operate as port development companies, writes Peter de Langen.

  • In charge: Durres needs to get its port authority to take control of the reins. Credit: Port of Durres
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    Tapping into growth potential

    2016-03-26T17:15:00Z

    COMMENT: A quick way to get an understanding of the development potential of the ports industry in a country is to look at the throughput per capita, writes Peter de Langen.

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    Starting on the right footing

    2016-02-24T12:25:00Z

    COMMENT: Last year was a year of differing fortunes for Belgium seaports, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Possible value in integrating port and industrial development Credit: Flickr ????
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    Integration key to development

    2016-01-25T09:38:00Z

    COMMENT: In many countries, port development and the development of, often adjacent, sites for industrial activities is traditionally done by different, state-owned entities, writes Peter de Langen.

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    The port value calculation

    2015-11-03T10:10:00Z

    COMMENT: Like other sectors of the global industry, ports are keen to point out their national economic impact, writes Peter de Langen.

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    Port co-operation and mega-ships

    2015-10-10T20:46:00Z

    COMMENT: In the, often heated, discussions on the effects of mega-ships on shoreside infrastructure, let’s include the question of co-operation between nearby ports, writes Peter de Langen.

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    Under one roof

    2015-09-07T13:25:00Z

    COMMENT: APM Terminals has announced that it will invest more than $2bn in a new port in Nigeria, its largest single investment in a port ever.

  • Commuter centric: ports have to vie with other transport forms for attention. Credit: Wally Gobetz
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    Vying for attention

    2015-09-07T13:25:00Z

    COMMENT: There’s certainly been a lot of chatter around New York about infrastructure and about the local port authority, but most of the press, traditional media and online coverage has not been about maritime things. The biggest headlines have been garnered by plans for a new $4bn revamp of the ...

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    Are mega-ships such an imposition?

    2015-07-27T19:04:00Z

    COMMENT: The OECD report on the effects on mega-ships provides valuable insights for all players in the port industry. While I do not wish to discuss those, I would like to focus on an – in my view - important flaw in the report: the suggestion that mega ships impose ...

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    Forward plan to manage transitions

    2015-05-29T16:44:00Z

    COMMENT: In Antwerp, the closure of the GM plant makes a huge site available for re-development, while in Rotterdam, one of the refineries (currently owned by Q8) is up for sale, writes Peter de Langen.

  • DP World's investment in Fairview lends support to forecast Canadian container growth. Credit: BC Ministry of Transportation
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    Belief in Canadian container prospects

    2015-04-27T13:58:00Z

    COMMENT: Last month, DP World bought the Maher terminal in Prince Rupert, with a 2014 throughput of a little over 600,000 teu for more than a half billion US dollar - just under $1,000 per teu handled, writes Peter de Langen.

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    Don't downplay trust issues

    2015-04-03T19:27:00Z

    COMMENT: The OECD recently published a report with a global outlook on freight transport - the Freight Outlook 2015 - including a forecast for the volumes handled by ports in various regions of the world, but can it be trusted, asks Peter de Langen.

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    Pricing of transhipment by port authorities

    2015-03-09T10:00:00Z

    COMMENT: How can pricing structures in ports be best explained; are they based on a specific historical trajectory in each port, or based on economic logic, asks Peter de Langen.

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    Compliments and comments

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    COMMENT: The development plan for Hong Kong Port, released December 2014, makes interesting reading for port planners and developers; my compliments to all stakeholders including the consultant BMT Asia Pacific, writes Peter de Langen.

  • Trailblazer: the success of the Copenhagen-Malmo merger has been emulated in Scandinavia and beyond
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    Getting in with the neighbours

    2014-12-24T10:00:00Z

    Various potential mergers between neighbouring port authorities have recently been in the news and the experiences of the newly-paired ports have in virtually all cases been positive.

  • Commitment: ports need to invest in entrepreneurial spirit. Credit: Nitpia 55
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    Investing in innovation stimulation

    2014-10-09T16:45:00Z

    COMMENT: What drives the competitiveness of ports? Is it sufficient draft to accommodate ever larger vessels, productivity, high quality hinterland infrastructure or well-functioning port community systems, asks Peter de Langen.