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Chart of the Week
Tariffs force shippers to take a pause
The trade war between China and the U.S. is having a noticeable impact on freight markets. Shippers and carriers are…
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Airfreight
China vows to take countermeasures after U.S. 25 percent tariff hike
Beijing has sworn to institute countermeasures to combat a huge increase in tariffs, from 15 percent to 25 percent, that…
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Company earnings
Scorpio Bulkers averts the worst of 2019’s dry bulk woes
Dry bulk shipping faced multiple headwinds in the first quarter, but NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers benefited from its smaller ships and…
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Asia-Pacific
FESCO and HMM re-arrange East Asia box shipping routes
South Korean ocean box shipping company, Hyundai Merchant Marine, and Russian far East intermodal box transport specialist, FESCO, have announced…
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Equipment
Today’s Pickup: Utilities to study electric charging infrastructure needs of I-5
Three states and several utilities will study the needs of electric trucks along the I-5 corridor to make long-haul electric…
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News
Today’s Pickup: Amazon ceasing Chinese operations due to insurmountable domestic rivalry
Amazon bowing out of China; U.S. doubles oil exports in 2018; electric scooters bite into dockless bike sharing market.
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News
Today’s Pickup: Busting out at Home Delivery World; Smiley keeps lips zipped in San Bernardino
The industry’s hottest conference will only get hotter.
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Asia-Pacific
Six percent increase in global box throughput for port operator China Merchants
Global mega-box port operator China Merchants Port Holdings recorded a 6 percent increase in its world box throughput in 2018…
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Asia-Pacific
Huge jump in China Merchants Port Holdings’ revenues and profits
Ports, logistics and finance conglomerate China Merchants Port Holdings announced a massive jump in operating revenues and a rise in…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: China ties Europe’s boot to Belt-and-Road, adding to regional port trove
Italy’s buy-in on major project boost China’s place in world maritime trade, but Western powers decry what some call ‘vanity…
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