Global Gateways

Ocean Economy Will Be Worth $3Tr by 2030, U.K. Report Says

March 22, 2018

The U.K. needs a long term plan to capitalize on the growing opportunities provided by marine sector, government advisors have said.

On the West Coast, Ports Brace for Steel Tariffs

March 19, 2018

NPR

It's a normal weekday at the Port of Vancouver. That means by noon, piles of steel slab cover the work yard at the docks on the Columbia River.

GE Unit Expands Program to Speed U.S. Imports Through Supply Chains

March 9, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Companies that ship and handle goods moving through supply chains have a problem: they don’t often know where their shipments are in far-flung freight networks or when they will arrive.

Airbus May Stock Up on Aircraft Parts to Avoid Brexit Delays

March 6, 2018

Industryweek

Airbus SE may need to stock up on the parts it needs to build wings at its U.K. plants to avoid the risk of delays to deliveries once Britain formally leaves the European Union.

Small Chinese Shippers From Troubled Ports Seen Aiding North Korea Trade

January 25, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Some of the Chinese ships U.S. authorities allege have helped North Korea evade trade sanctions sailed from ports like this, in Linhai, China, a depressed shipbuilding town.

Citing Bomb Risk, TSA Mandates Additional Security on Middle East Airfreight

January 24, 2018

Air Cargo World

Citing the increased threat of a bomb being smuggled on board an aircraft bound for the United States, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on Monday an emergency order requiring stricter scrutiny of air cargo.

From Mexico to the U.S., a Nafta Tale of Two Truckers

January 9, 2018

The New York Times

Raúl García Miranda wants Carlos Flores’s job. Flores doesn’t think he deserves it.

Opinion: Port Automation and Cyber Risk

January 2, 2018

Philipp Martin Dingeldey, maritime security analyst, Maritime Executive

To stay ahead of competing ports and technological developments, automation has been heralded as inevitable. Major transshipment hubs and aspiring ports bet their future on automation, which raises the impact cyber risks could have in the long-run.

World's Largest Automated Terminal Begins Trials

December 18, 2017

Maritime Executive

Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port's Phase IV container terminal started its trial operations last week. The 550-acre, $1.8bn facility is the latest expansion of the Port of Shanghai's complex on Yangshan Island, which has deeper water than the port operator’s mainland terminals.

Opinion: Fostering a New Era of Collaboration at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

December 18, 2017

Bethann Rooney, assistant dir., Strategy & Innovation, Port Authority of NYNJ

It takes every link of the supply chain, working in concert, to meet the requirements of global shippers today.

Global Gateways

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding global seaports and airports and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering goods to more international customers than ever before through global ports and free and foreign trade zones. As infrastructure around these global gateways continues to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply chain operations through their strategic use of global seaports and airports.