by George Lauriat Jul 03, 2015
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.
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?
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.
Can big ships make big money?
The race is on for shipowners to build a new generation of 20,000 TEU container ships. These ultra large containerships stagger the imagination in their sheer scale and massive carrying capacity. But ultimately the big question is whether big ships will equal big profits.
Port of Boston developing niche as medium-sized port
For the past two years the Port of Boston has posted some solid numbers based on improved port efficiencies.
Latin America faces challenges with fall in commodity prices
For nearly a decade the major economies of South America rode a growth wave propelled by high prices for export commodities. In 2014 the wave crashed down as commodity prices dropped. Now it is a question of who will recover quickest and best, economies like Chile on the west coast or the mega-economy Brazil.
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