A bright future for short line railroads
Many commodities depend on short lines for transportation between their origin/destination and the main tracks of the Class I railroads. Ocean carriers and terminal operators also rely on short lines ...
Commodity traders investing in supply chain to gain insights
Commodity trading companies are increasingly recognizing that in an era of increased data transparency, they must invest in infrastructure and supply chain assets to gain competitive advantage. As noted in ...
Ports Still Attractive Investments, but Risk is on the Rise
PENSION and infrastructure funds continue to view the port sector as a safe investment bet, according to Mercator International partner Steve Rothberg. However, he says concerns are growing over high-risk ...
Consolidation of Japanese Carriers
According to the American Shipper, the three major Japanese container shipping lines reported an aggregate loss of about $691m in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2017. As is widely ...
Savannah Tops NY/NJ in Number of Trans-Pacific Services
Dynamic market conditions continue to transform the logistics landscape and drive container carriers to invest in larger ships. And as the capacity of container ships grows, carriers find that they ...
Derik Andreoli Presents Oil Price Forecast to Puget Sound CSCMP
On April 19, Derik Andreoli, Director of Economic Research and Forecasting at Mercator International delivered a provocative presentation on oil prices and geopolitical risk to the Puget Sound Roundtable Council ...
Tradepoint Atlantic Inks Deal with Host Terminals
Tradepoint Atlantic has inked a 10-year deal with Host Terminals to manage most marine operations on the Sparrows Point facility in Baltimore, Maryland. Host Terminals has agreed to co-invest with ...
Market Study for Brownfield Terminal
Mercator International was retained by Tradepoint Atlantic in late 2015 to conduct a market study and identify top tier and second tier opportunities for the new owners of the decommissioned Bethlehem Steel Plant.
Strategic Advisor for Port Authority Consolidation
Mercator served as the chief strategic advisor to the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma in their joint initiative to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance.