Maritime Strategies International
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Port Report: Ocean shipping rates reflecting September optimism
Forwarders and ocean carriers are betting a major holiday in Asia and seasonal inventory building at U.S. retailers will provide a boost to container shipping…
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Port Report: Future of tanker shipping murkier than ever
The oil tanker industry is nearly 130 years old, having first been developed in 1890 by the founder of Shell. Now the industry may be…
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Port Report: Maersk issues downbeat outlook on world trade
Improved vessel utilisation is the key to maintaining profitability in what is expected to be a challenging market according to Soren Skou, Chief Executive Officer…
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Port Report: Trans-Pacific outlook worsens on U.S.-China trade tiff
The U.S.-China trade talks throw another curveball at shippers and leave no time to move containers ahead of new tariffs. Market experts see no quick…
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Shipping lines use blank sailings to maintain rate levels in Asia to Europe trades
Sluggish demand in the export trades from Asia to Europe has seen carriers blank nine sailings for the month of May 2019, taking out 115,000TEU…
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Port Report: Outlook for trans-Pacific shipping rates is meh as imports expected to slow
As the 2018 import overhang lingers for a while, box ship rates may also suffer.
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