Is the MPP fleet in for an upswing… or not?
The fleet of multi-purpose vessels has posted a remarkably steady year – a year in which other sectors have performed erratically. Does that bode well for an uptick in MPP business? Or does stability mask inherent weaknesses in the MPP’s position?
The near future of container terminals
On the simplest level an ocean container is nothing more than a six-sided rectangular metal box. But a container terminal’s role in expediting the movement of those boxes and pushing them through a complex, increasingly digital, supply chain may inspire another container revolution – Port 4.0
Mediterranean Sea – Ports in the middle
The Mediterranean ports are in the middle of a vast network of trade lanes. And the competition to keep up with rising volumes and bigger ships commands more port investment.
The unfulfilled promise of the Latin American decade
The Latin American Decade never quite took hold. The U.S.-China trade war is both an opportunity and a threat while the region’s trade pacts all face challenges that could mark their undoing. But a new decade is approaching, will the region be ready for another bid?
Stumped – Searching for trends in the global trade of forest products
There is nothing easy about searching out supply and demand trends in the global trade of forest products. With the U.S.-China tariff war, the global economic slowing, climate change and environmental challenges, looking for market trends can be like trying to read the tea leaves spinning in a stirred cup.
Midwest caught in the middle again
Weather and the US-China trade war are taking a toll on the economy in the Midwest.
Hong Kong 2019: A rock and a hard place
There is no doubt Hong Kong is in the midst of a crisis with an uncertain path ahead.
AJOT’s Top 100 Containerports A to Z
Top 100 container ports by TUE listed in alphabetical order
Paying for US port infrastructure today and tomorrow
No group knows more about U.S. ports than the Washington, D.C.-based American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Perhaps the thorniest problem facing U.S. port authorities is how to pay for both the maintenance of existing infrastructure and the improvements to facilities both on the water and landside in the future. The following questions proffered by the AJOT were answered by the AAPA staff.
ASEAN Trade: The bloc in the middle
Figuratively, and literally, the members of the ASEAN bloc are in the geo-political middle ground of the simmering trade war between China and the U.S.
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