Author: Sara Manuela Graciano Correa
From a banana to a German supermarket, or a car to a Latin American port, a complex logistics chain is needed, and its operation is currently facing serious challenges.
Chancay Port: New route between China and South America
Modern, automated and capable of handling large vessels, the new Peruvian terminal aims to be a gateway to Asia for South America. What impact could it have on regional trade and geopolitics?
‘Challenges of the next port concessions are of a much greater magnitude than those of 30 years ago’.
Important ports in Latin America are about to begin the renewal of their concessions, a process that the leading analyst of the maritime-port industry, Ricardo Sanchez, observes with deep concern, given the magnitude of the challenge in terms of the investments required and the approach that this new stage will have.
A new conception of port governance under climate change
In their latest paper, Jason Monios, Gordon Wilmsmeier – together with Gustavo Andres Martínez Tello, and Lara Pomaska -explore the evolving landscape of port governance in the context of climate change.
Ricardo Sánchez: ‘The density of events impacting global logistics has increased in the last 8 years’.
The intensity and frequency of disruptive events of global impact has increased in recent years, reducing the time of ‘stability’ or ‘normality’. A case in point is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a war that – for the time being and almost three years after its start – has no prospect of an end.