2017 was a busy year for intermodal logistics stakeholders. For many ports and liner companies, it was an equally good one. Arguably, the results have matched the considerable hype surrounding the expanded Panama and Suez Canals. U.S. ports continue to ramp up infrastructure and deepen channels and the promise of the so-called mega post-Panamax tonnage is here on our doorstep. Separately, Richard Greiner of international shipping adviser Moore Stephens reported this month that ‘shipping confidence’ is at its highest rating in the past three-and-a-half years. That’s a good place from which to kick off 2018.
