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Europe
Trieste: Silk Road return or how China called Italy’s bluff?
There has been much commentary around the intent and development of China’s push to increase it trade and energy security…
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Is 2018 the year that China’s BRI ran out of steam?
Recent press headlines scream that China’s Belt Road Initiative (BRI) is in decline, or as Bloomberg claims in a recent…
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Asia
Where Sri Lanka fits in China’s BRI plans
There has been much reporting around the standoff between the US and China at the recent APEC summit in Papua…
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Why shipping should be worried about China’s rail dreams
Being a presenter at the recent TPM Asia conference gave me a few insights into the current thinking within the…
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Americas
China’s clever tariff tiff with the US
I am somewhat bemused by news headlines here in Australia and abroad that China’s response to the US shows a…
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Ports, railways and other infrastructure: The escalating challenge for the Middle Kingdom
An alternative headline for this article could quite easily have been: If the Chinese BRI is a debt trap for…
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How the Belt and Road initiative is shaping future freight trade
As I prepare for my next public speaking foray into Asia, I was reminded of an earlier article that I…
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Asia
Dreams, delusions or fantasies: Making sense of the G7, SCO and China’s BRI
Geopolitical events in the Sino-Asian region have evolved quickly. Significant international events provided an intriguing glimpse into possible future directions.…
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China’s Belt Road Initiative and the demise of the 20,000 teu boxship
Having been on a speaking trip in China to discuss the China Belt Road Initiative (BRI), it still amazes me…
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Asia
Myanmar’s emerging belt road dilemma: China versus India
Preparations for speaking engagements in China as part of my doctorate research into the Belt Road Initiative (BRI), have revealed…
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Asia
Myanmar emerging as China’s west coast
A recent public speaking trip through Asia discussing the ongoing developments within the China Belt Road Initiative (BRI) exposed a…
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Contributions
Not in my lifetime: a dangerous sentiment in maritime?
A common theme seems to have emerged within the thinking of the maritime sector as they deal with a number…
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China’s Belt Road Initiative and supply chains in Asia
The Belt Road Initiative (BRI) is an industry wide phenomenon that all in the logistics and supply chain sector needs…
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One Belt, One Road and the Old Man and the Sea
On a recent trip to China to attend a summit and meetings regarding the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) I…
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Asia
Myanmar and the chase for the new Silk Road
Myanmar is a very interesting country to visit, particularly when one wants to get a feel for what is taking…
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Does One Belt, One Road make commercial sense?
Following the recent summit held in Beijing in which the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) was the centrepiece, there has been…
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Asia
One Belt, One Road: Changes to shipping in Southeast Asia?
There has been much commentary surrounding the development, conception, and now the roll out of the New Silk Road (One…
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Asia
Myanmar offshore supply base development: Further chaos or progress?
There has been a recent spate of news reports on the granting of an MIC approval to invest in an…
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OSV market values: Please sir, can I have some more?
Over the last couple of months we have witnessed the decimation of the OSV sector in Southeast Asia. Big names…
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Sell, stack or scrap: What to do with all these OSVs?
To say that the offshore marine sector is in trouble is an understatement par excellence. Numerous articles on the subject…
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