Affairs / Industry
Port of call
Hambantota is about to hit the big time thanks to Chinese money and dynastic might. But not everyone is set to benefit.
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Affairs / Emerging Markets
Port in a storm
Known as the quieter sibling of the UAE’s growing mega cities, the port of Fujairah links the Gulf to the Indian Ocean. But with investment rising and a politically strategic position, this tranquil place may be about to…
Affairs / Defence
First port of call
As Colombia looks to expand business ties with Asia, the country's principal port town of Buenaventura has huge economic potential. But its Pacific waterways are also a major transit for drug smugglers, bringing a new set…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 11 May
A new president for troubled Haiti
As Haiti’s president-elect Michel Martelly takes office in Port-au-Prince tomorrow, current President René Préval will step aside. Normal though it may seem, this will be the first time in Haiti’s history that a president…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Sunday 28 November
An election to cure Haiti’s ills
The next president of Haiti was already facing a catalogue of woes: nearly one million homeless, a civil service crippled by January’s earthquake, a new superstructure of international aid workers covering the country in…
Edits / Business Hubs
Expo 20: All at sea
Yhe south koreans have become the globe’s most successful shipbuilders – the country is home to the three biggest shipyards in the world, all based around the port of busan. that’s great when the global economy is in full…
Business / Innovation
Harboured dreams
Italy’s Trieste, population 208,552, has ambitions to return to its former glory as a wealthy trading port, luring start-ups with its enviable location and high quality of life (you’re more likely to live to 100 in Trieste…
Business / Transport
Contain yourself
The Nieuwe Waterweg in Rotterdam is Europe’s main port and the world’s fifth-largest, employing 58,000 people. The Europe Container Terminal (ECT), owned by Hong Kong-based Hutchinson Port Holdings Group, was built here in…
Business / Emerging Markets
Pleasant posting
A posting in an emerging market needn’t mean a five-year hardship assignment. From Port Louis in Mauritius to China’s Kunming, Monocle selects some surprising cities that have elevated themselves from their neighbours as…
Business / Emerging Markets
The Full Monte
In Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, multinational companies are setting up shop, ports are being built to serve the forestry industry and property is going cheap. All the city needs now is a new generation of global…
Business / Innovation
Buoyed up
The world’s second largest container transporter, the Mediterranean Shipping Company, has managed to sidestep the global slump in trade by diversifying into pleasure cruises.
Edits / Business Hubs
Expo 22: Ship wrecked
Viking line’s M/S Gabriella and M/S Mariella ply the route between Helsinki and stockholm daily. Except for some backpackers getting cheaply from a to b, the 48-hour round trip is used for one chief purpose: the intensive…
Affairs / Business Hubs
Staying power
The Venezuelan port town of Maracaibo has long stood out from the rest of the country. Oil wealth means it’s set to become a Latin American hub – and a major pro-commerce, anti-Chávez stronghold in forthcoming elections
Business / Emerging Markets
Into Africa
Tangier has a reputation for being a playground for pleasure seekers. But with the opening of a new port this summer, the city is set to become a key business centre. Just a short ferry ride from Europe, staff costs are low…
Affairs / Innovation
Future lab
Global leaders may be lacking in ambition but that hasn’t stopped us doing the heavy lifting for them. Monocle presents 10 grand projects that would make a big difference.
Business / Entrepreneurialism
Life's a beach
Renowned as a New Zealand playground, the Bay of Plenty is enjoying a commercial makeover thanks to its thriving port, excellent transport links and booming population of entrepreneurs. Monocle visits a region going global…
The Briefing, episode 69
The Egyptian football tragedy in Port Said, analysis of the US Senate’s sanctions on Iran and a look at artwork from Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II.
The Urbanist, episode 34
Quake cities: San Francisco, Tokyo and Port-au-Prince – the Urbanist looks at how cities prepare for, recover from and remember earthquakes.