I must admit that the beginning of this year's autumn was, if anything, chopped up.

The autumn season of our port trips began with visiting the Finnish Naantali (coupled with partaking in Finnlines' launch of its spanking-new Superstar ferry Finnsirius across the Naantali-Kapellskär crossing via Långnäs).

I started this year's second part of my BTJ Trip to the Finnish ports in mid-September.

During my recent visit to Finland, I had the opportunity to speak with the Port of Kaskinen's Patrik Hellman on a number of issues, including the impact of the Russian war on the seaport business, how to prepare ports to best partake in the multifaceted green transition, and how to attract skilled people to work in an industry that is not necessarily in the foreground of the public eye.

My second Finnish autumn 2023 BTJ Trip took me to Finland's capital, where I had the chance to speak with the Port of Helsinki's Vesa Marttinen and Nina Liljeqvist.

The Russian war was probably the singular factor influencing our region's bulk trade last year.

In the fast-paced and high-stakes world of ports and terminal operations, Tinamu is pioneering the realm of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered stockpile volumetric measurements.

Perishable refrigerated cargoes remain a growing sector of global container trade.

Providing moored vessels with electricity is becoming a heated debate for seaports and the shipping industry.