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The Analyst: bold move or shortsighted?

By Peter de Langen At the end of 2018, the Danish municipality of Kolding, the owner of Port of Kolding and the landlord port development company, decided to shut down the commercial port with a transition period of 25 years. That deserves a WOW. It also begs questions: is this a bold visionary move to be applauded? Is it likely...

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The Analyst: ships and terminals through Amazon's eyes

By Peter de Langen Lately, there has been much talk about the entry of new disruptors into ocean shipping, with Amazon most frequently referenced When ‘entry’ is understood as providing ocean freight services, this is now happening: Amazon is already handling shipment of goods by ocean for Chinese merchants that sell on...

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The Analyst: a rethink on container storage

By Peter de Langen The recent announcement of a new container storage system, which according to the developers can triple terminal capacity, is interesting news. Container storage methods have changed little, if at all, over the last decades. But now a German industrial engineering group — an ‘outsider’ with no prior...

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The Analyst: upside to container line alliances

By Peter de Langen The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is at it again, this time with a report that argues alliances between container shipping companies may have negative impacts on users and society at large In short, according to the report, alliances have helped create overcapacity, made maritime...

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Tidying up inter-terminal connections

By Peter de Langen A study on better co-operation between terminals in Hong Kong by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Management College has rightfully received industry attention of late. The study focuses on inter-terminal transfers (ITTs) between the five terminal operating companies in Hong Kong. The terminals charge for these ITTs,...

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The Analyst: real meaning of inclusivity in ports

By Peter de Langen July saw a major development in Antwerp’s port, with the announcement of the start of a stakeholder-inclusive process to expand container capacity. The process will start with a much smaller new dock than originally foreseen, coupled with a series of initiatives to expand capacity elsewhere in the...

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The Analyst: flexibility key to wind ambitions

By Peter de Langen This year’s Danish Port Days were held in Esbjerg, with the theme of ‘port transformations’ guiding a conference that included sessions where academics and industry leaders discussed management research issues worth exploring One of those issues came straight from a tour of the port: over the last few...

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The Analyst: battle of hinterland expansion

By Peter de Langen Many port development companies, including port authorities, develop commercial strategies which guide their commercial and investment activities. One common ambition in those strategies is the aim to expand the hinterland The Port of Algeciras aims to serve the Madrid metro area, where Valencia is currently...

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The Analyst: realities of 'working waterfront' visions

By Peter de Langen The inevitable is likely to happen to the Red Hook Container Terminal in Brooklyn, New York After decades of policy to keep the terminal open to ensure that Brooklyn continues to have a blue collar ‘working waterfront’, the only container terminal in the state of New York may finally close down and give way...

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The Analyst: safe as houses

By Peter de Langen In November, Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading port operator, launched its transformed property arm with a 960-hectare land bank, marking a further step in the gradual transition of the group from port operator to a development company of port, logistics and manufacturing complexes in 21 UK...

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