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Leading logistics players face profits battle
Revenues grow but margins have been on a roller coaster ride, says Transport Intelligence
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What next for the Cosco shuffle?
Cosco Pacific will sell CIMC back to its own parent in a deal to help China Cosco
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Ports gear up for 18,000 teu leviathans
Kalmar raises height of six cranes at Antwerp terminal
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Last Word
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A model launch
Southampton builds its first boxship — but even the... -
New Zealand taxpayers face $7.5m bill for Rena
Greens slam government failure to prepare for such a... -
Valskov moves on
Maersk Line branding supremo joins London agency
Commentary
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Southern comfort
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Under pressure
If spot rates continue to weaken, container lines could... -
MOL hangs tough
Group struggles to slash spot exposure to depressed...
Europe
Update: MSC axes bunker surcharge
Decision to ditch stand-alone prices to offset volatile rates dismays Dutch shippers
- Comment: Why abolish surcharges now?
- UPDATE: MSC adds $1.9bn from ports sale to cash reserve
- MSC sells stake in ports division for $1.9bn
Asia
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Boxships must sail even slower to soak up surplus tonnage
Drewry calls on carriers to cut their unit costs to the bone as rates war rages on
North America
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Asia-US west coast spot prices hit $2,000 per feu watershed
Carriers have cause for cheer as transpacific rates rise 0.7%
Middle East
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Khalifa bin Salman seeks partnership with port of Jubail
Protests drive Bahrain to cement its ties with neighbouring Arab states
Central & South America
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Go west, government trade body tells UK exporters
Latin American ports’ billion-dollar expansion drive seen as key opportunity
Africa
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MOL and PIL collaborate between Asia and East Africa
Weekly Indian Ocean Islands Express service to be launched
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Shipper Sentiment Survey
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Shipper Sentiment survey: Asia
Ocean carriers’ scores have shifted dramatically. Meanwhile, Asian shippers’ concerns include voided sailings and capacity constraints
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Data Hub: Shipper Sentiment Survey, Europe
European shippers highlight the difficulties they had in container availability on the Asia trade routes over the Chinese New Year period, as well as poor ocean carrier communication with customers. Sarah Bennett reports
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Shipper sentiment survey: How US shippers feel
OOCL scored highly, while China Shipping languished in bottom place for nearly all categories, with consultation on schedule changes being the main complaint among North American shippers
View more Sentiment Survey analysis
Market Data
829 (-1) Baltic Dry Index
Analysis
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Khalifa bin Salman seeks partnership with port of Jubail
Protests drive Bahrain to cement its ties with... -
Beneath the bows of the Triple-E
Lloyd’s List visits Busan to see how the world’s... -
Building blocks of a behemoth
Modular construction perfected in South Korea underpins... -
Industry alarm over EU supply chain security plans
World Shipping Council’s Christopher Koch explains why...
Indices and derivatives
Shanghai Shipping Exchange chairman Zhang Ye outlines the benefits
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Special Reports
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Nordic and Baltic Focus: Denmark
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Nordic and Baltic focus: Norway
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Nordic and Baltic focus: Sweden
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Middle East Focus: Qatar
Flagging up the emirate’s shipping opportunity
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