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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
- Ultra-large boxship deliveries slow down
- Overcapacity is no barrier to the right newbuildings, says Widdows
- Maersk Line retains slow steaming to meet new CO2 targets
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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%
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MSC axes bunker surcharge
Volatile rates see carrier abolish standalone piracy and Suez Canal fees too
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Wan Hai posts first-quarter net profit
Non-operating gains see intra-Asia specialist outpace its compatriots
Small box lines abandon east-west trade lane
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Los Angeles and Long Beach make shore-power pledge
All international terminals at California ports will offer cold ironing by year-end
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H&M eyes production shift to Africa or South America
Fashion firm sources 80% of its goods from Asia
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A model launch
Southampton builds its first boxship — but even the... -
New Zealand taxpayers face $7.5m bill for Rena
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Valskov moves on
Maersk Line branding supremo joins London agency
Commentary
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Southern comfort
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Under pressure
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MOL hangs tough
Group struggles to slash spot exposure to depressed...
Middle East
Khalifa bin Salman seeks partnership with port of Jubail
Protests drive Bahrain to cement its ties with neighbouring Arab states
Europe
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Cost-cutting success sets Maersk apart from the pack
But Andersen demands more rates discipline on east-west trade from rivals
Asia
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Drewry: rate increases will not stick
Carriers need to cut capacity on Asia-Europe trade, says analyst
North America
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Shippers and carriers shun contract renewals
Falling spot rates sap confidence in annual benchmark deals
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
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Analysis
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Khalifa bin Salman seeks partnership with port of Jubail
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Beneath the bows of the Triple-E
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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
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Quality crewing and shipmanagement
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