Search results

US container traffic must overcome challenges to rise

Location:

UNITED STATES

Last month’s collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, blocking access to its harbour, has focused attention on container ports

East African ports may channel regional tensions

Location:

EAST AFRICA

As states in the region look to increase trade through major port upgrades, political tensions have emerged

Ports will be central to South Asia’s alliances

Location:

SOUTH ASIA

Powers from within and beyond the region are investing heavily in harbours to bolster trade and expand influence

Jebel Ali will prevail in Gulf shipping rivalry

Location:

GULF STATES

Major port projects move ahead in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and the UAE

Iraq’s Gulf-Europe route transit hopes are illusory

Location:

IRAQ

Baghdad’s ‘Development Road’ project aims to create a new hub at Faw port, linking to Turkey

Giant containerships may have reached natural limits

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Building ULCS of >15,000 TEU has made shipping more efficient but failed to consider other stakeholders such as ports

Al-Shabaab poses persistent threat to Kenya

Location:

KENYA

The Somali militant group is becoming increasingly active in Kenya as military pressure mounts in Somalia

West African piracy reduction may not last

Location:

WEST AFRICA

Piracy rates in the Gulf of Guinea have declined drastically in recent years

UK Brexit risks suggest a deal is still possible

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

The failure to reach a trade deal would present significant challenges for Boris Johnson’s political survival

New-style Russian protests will need careful handling

Location:

RUSSIA

President Vladimir Putin can ignore most local labour disputes but nationwide movements are less easy to crush