The Strategist – Page 5
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COMMENT: The coordinating hand of government is an essential ingredient in infrastructure investment to generate a win: win for the investor and the host country concerned.
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Becks kicks up a storm
David Beckham is jeopardising maritime sector growth in Miami by seeking to build a soccer stadium at the port of Miami. Or so an alliance of shipping interests and a billionaire car dealer believe.
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The No 1 proponent of protectionism
Comparatively recently, details of an opportunity were circulated relating to the development of a container gateway in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.
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Time to get to grip with reforms
India’s 2013-14 GDP data will be released at the end of March and expectations are that it will be an even lower figure than the decade-low of 5% achieved at the end of March 2013.
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Holidays in Mogadishu
It is a big step from the images presented by the 1993 movie Black Hawk Down to the idea of Mogadishu as a holiday resort.
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Prepare for the worst
In the wake of the devastating effects of typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines, the debate has intensified as to the effects of global warming on tropical storms.
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World trade troubles stack up
Like last year, the World Trade Organisation now expects trade volumes to grow only slightly faster than GDP in 2013: the slowing of trade volumes that was manifest in 2012 has therefore continued into 2013. Therein lays a primary cause of the current difficult circumstances of world shipping.
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An eye on rival trade pacts
The inter-Asia container trades are booming – notably in South East Asia and in the north.
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ICTSI stuck in the middle
Is it energy politics, gateway politics, is it following the lead of hardened business practice deployed in the Russian energy sector or simply the actions of a new port director?
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Open the door to dialogue
Not for the first time a landlocked country in Africa is attempting to have a say in a remote port operation which functions as a major gateway for its import and export trade.
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Look out for tariff landmines
Which way to jump – discount or no discount on port tariffs? The question is not as straightforward as it might seem.
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Wising up to Dockwise's real worth
Boskalis, the world’s largest dredging and marine services company, has secured its objective of acquiring Dockwise which operates the world’s largest heavy lift ships.
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Playing concessioning soccer in Africa
The political ''football'' of privatised port operations in Mombasa is being kicked around again.
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Aim for evolution not revolution
Re-engineering the role of a terminal after the departure of its principal client is no easy job. All the more so, when the terminal competed in a niche context in the competitive arena of Mediterranean container transhipment operations.
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Locking in funds Africa-style
In August 2012 the Kenyan government opened a tender for the design and construction of the first three berths at the new port of Lamu, to be financed by the annual sale of 13bn shillings ($154.4m) of infrastructure bonds over five years.
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Shipping lines need greater discipline
Give a big hand to the Boston Consulting group which has recently published a report that fairly and squarely lays many of the container shipping industry’s woes at its own door.
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Private sector finally welcome in Africa
The acceptance of private sector participation in ports in Africa is gaining traction, and not before time. At least that''s what a meeting of port minds in Nigeria would have us believe.
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The bigger picture is important
“We can avoid reality but we cannot avoid the consequences of reality.” A famous saying that has more than a little relevance for any company that is approaching an investment in new port capacity without taking the step of independently validating the demand for such capacity via a comprehensive market ...
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The jury's still out on Poland
At the end of March, Hapag Lloyd announced that the G6 Asia-Europe Loop 3 service would not call at the port of Gdansk, Poland.
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The black cloud over mature Europe
With Europe plainly in the doldrums there is a commensurate degree of lack of interest in new port projects. Certainly in the mature markets of Europe there is a widespread recognition that there are diminished prospects for achieving a sensible return on investment at least over the first seven to ...
