Eric Olafson, centre, director for global trade and business initiatives at the Port of Miami, met with delegates from the China Foreign Trade Centre when they visited the port in September as part of a trip promoting the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair.

Global warehousing capacity remains in tight supply, largely thanks to the relentless rise in e-commerce. A recent survey shows single-digit vacancy rates in nearly all industrial markets.

Higher than expected throughput is leading the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port to bring forward extensive development plans for the port.

The Port of Charleston celebrated the busiest July in its history. Inland Port Dillon, above, was instrumental in processing these volumes.