ANALYSIS The fall of the Port of Durban and new hopes in ICTSI concession
Many ports in Africa have had challenges, but not many observers out here would have expected the Port of Durban in South Africa to rank at the very bottom of…
Pedro Moreno urges land locked countries to prioritize e-commerce
Landlocked countries can lower transit costs of transport by up to 30 per cent, if they replace paper-based customs forms with digital tools, a UNCTAD official has said. Pedro Manuel…
With 670 commercial ports and still counting, Indonesia is a unique shipping nation
When you think of maritime nations, what comes to mind? Perhaps, Singapore’s gleaming hub? Rotterdam’s automation? However, here is a surprise for you: Indonesia operates more ports than any other…
How Port Performance Measurement has evolved and become holistic
For decades, a “good port” was simply a fast port. Performance was measured by how quickly cranes moved boxes and how many vessels cleared the berth. But as UNCTAD’s annual…
World Bank roots for equity for communities port-cities
How should ports ideally relate with their host cities? Are communities in the cities that host ports sometimes given a raw deal, in terms of share of benefits and social…