Pearl in the shadow: The slow demise of the Port of Hong Kong

The cause, the consequences, and the considerations for everyone, everywhere.

The Port of Hong Kong is going through a serious crisis. It’s not due to a single cause but rather a confluence of competitive pressures, strategic shifts by shipping alliances, operational challenges, and broader geopolitical and economic trends.

But when we consider the additional East Asian ports (of which equate to about 332 million twenty-foot equi…