The New Yorker
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NewsNew planning canvas in prospect
It is a new year, with a new Congress, and new sets of battles to be fought.
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Pivotal role for ports in making green corridors work
As a writer on maritime business, I am frequently asked, “What are you writing about these days?”
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Time to measure it and manage it
The supply chains are constrained- that is something that all the panellists agreed on during a presentation at Capital Link’s 2022 Maritime Forum in New York.
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Pivotal port optimisation role: berthing benefits
Decarbonisation efforts supported by heavy duty digitalisation have been abundant; most of these efforts are tied to the routing and performance of vessels when they are out at sea.
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CRYSTAL BALL GAZING
Halfway through a year already filled to the brim with “impactful” developments, port executives engage in the perilous activity of forecasting what’s coming next.
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DECARBONISATION, DIGITALISATION AND OPTIMISATION CROWD IN
As we move into the second half of 2022, economic and political storm clouds have been obscuring the horizons.
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THE RIGHT TIME FOR US PORTS TO TALK UP THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
Amidst all of the noisy headline grabbing national news regarding the Ukraine, the Supreme Court, and rising energy prices- infrastructure, a topic close to port executives’ hearts (albeit lacking front-page news appeal) is back on the agenda.
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THE BIG D’S AND THE WIND OF CHANGE
In the realm of deepsea shipping, where I spend a lot of time, the big items are “digitalisation” and “decarbonisation”.
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NO TO REGULATION BUT YES TO DATA COORDINATION INITIATIVE FROM FMC
By the time that this column appears, the situation in Ukraine could have stabilised, or gotten much worse; it’s impossible to forecast.
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CARGO SHIPPERS’ PORT SELECTION: CHOICES AND CORRIDORS
Who can planners believe- when they are looking beyond the short-term issues (and we have more than a few of those swirling around “On The Waterfront” locally)?
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A CASE FOR A SYSTEM WIDE LOOK AT INFORMATION FLOWS?
The backlogs at ports, and the counts of waiting vessels at historical highs, can’t stay out of the news. The Omicron variant appears to be cresting in the USA but it did sideline dock and terminal workers- including in hard-hit Los Angeles-Long Beach (LA-LB).
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FUTURE FUELS: FRONT LINE ROLE FOR PORTS
As the world looks towards a reduced carbon 2050- there is a tremendous role for port planners and strategists.
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LET ‘DERIVED DEMAND’ BE THE DRIVER OF MARKET ADJUSTMENTS
Supply chain slowdowns, with the dozens of vessels anchored off the LA-LB ports complex, have made it into every major media outlet.
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Cargo is King and sets the agenda
COMMENT: Supply chain dislocations have been headline news this year, with unprecedented delays, shortages, and high shipping costs providing fodder for those pointing fi ngers at the maritime transport universe - which includes the port sector. Knowledgeable analysts are expecting the current issues to continue into 2022.
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VACCINE DISTRIBUTION BUILDS BRIGHT SPOTS
COMMENT: Amidst a continuing flow of bad news about COVID-19 in the maritime business, with mariners stuck aboard vessels, bright spots have emerged along the East, West and Gulf coasts, in the U.S. ports, writes Barry Parker.
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HOME DEPOT TAKES TO THE WATER
COMMENT: The debate in Washington, D.C. over “infrastructure”- however you define it, is continuing, writes Barry Parker.
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NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL
COMMENT: USA infrastructure has endured yet another crisis, with the outage of the Colonial Pipeline, a major artery for moving refined products from refineries (in the US Gulf Coast) to consumers in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic, writes Barry Parker.
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PORT BRAGGING RIGHTS
Well, truth be told, for a while I stopped writing about “Infrastructure” bills from Washington, DC after an almost handful of failed efforts. This time, it may be different, but I am not holding my breath, writes Barry Parker.
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PORTS: GREAT ENGINES OF GROWTH
COMMENT: Yes, this column’s name refers to a place up north, but, like many native New Yorkers, I spend time in the “Sixth Borough”- otherwise known as Florida, writes Barry Parker.
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NEW ADMINISTRATION, NEW ‘SUPER-CYCLE’
COMMENT: All along the East Coast, the talk is all about off shore wind, writes Barry Parker.
