George Lauriat

George Lauriat is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Transportation (AJOT) and a veteran journalist with more than 50 years of experience covering global shipping, ports, trucking, logistics, energy, and supply chain economics. He has reported from more than 50 countries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, publishing approximately 4,000 bylined articles, a book, numerous book chapters, and research for television specials. Before joining AJOT, Lauriat was a foreign correspondent based in Hong Kong, contributing to leading international publications covering maritime trade and global commerce. He is a recipient of the Jefferson Fellowship for his reporting on maritime policy and international affairs.

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When is a real Project - a project?

When Global Shipping Services Project Director Jim Zino got a call from a satisfied customer with the question, "Are you ready to move more helicopters?" He was ready.

China: an economy in transition
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Big ships equal bigger challenges for ports and equipment manufacturers

The global marine terminal business is estimated to be a $63 billion industry annually and at an estimated 4% plus per annum is still out pacing worldwide GDP growth.

Downs and ups in breakbulk
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Gone fishing

According to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), global seafood trade is rising with historical highs in production, trade and consumption. Events such as Russia’s import ban and reduced catches in regions like South America had virtually no impact on the overall industry. But will the seafood industry look the same in the next decade?

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Forest product exports soar but what’s in store?

US forest products have soared in the past five years. The main reason is China’s increased demand. But with US domestic demand increasing and China’s growth lagging, will lumber exports continue to rise?

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Get me past the Greek

Back in 2010, ironically about the same time as Greece agreed to the EU backed bailout program, “Get him to the Greek” was a rock (hardly Greek) comedy. But at this moment in time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and indeed most of the leaders in the EU [especially Francois Hollande, President of France], would simply like to get past the Greeks and move on.

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Port of Antwerp’s infrastructure investments already showing early returns

The Port of Antwerp, in Belgium, is arguably Northern Europe’s second largest and in terms of services offered, one of the most comprehensive ports.

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What’s the future for the North American drayage business?

The drayage industry in the US is in trouble. Drivers are getting old, the industry is under capitalized and inefficiencies drag on each mile. But changes are coming, but are they coming fast enough?

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Port of Davisville, RI: the biggest small port in the US

The Port of Davisville is perhaps the biggest small port in North America. One of the top ten Ro Ro ports in North America on the import side, it’s also a port that is growing and growing fast.

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