transpacific trade
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FreightWaves Classics
FreightWaves Flashback: Study shows Pacific container trade slowing down
1988: The U.S.-Far East container trade will undergo a significant drop in growth over the next few years, according to a study recently completed by…
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News
Why leaving China for tariff-free shores is no easy task
A trade war truce is not stopping multinationals from exploring alternative sourcing options to China, but moving supply chains is difficult, says expert.
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American Shipper
China-US trade truce is no trans-Pacific savior
Hopes that last week’s trade deal might boost the beleaguered shipping lane are overly optimistic, says analyst.
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American Shipper
Chinese export contraction continues as US tariffs bite
After adjusting for Lunar New Year distortions, the growth rate for Chinese exports to the U.S. in November was the lowest since January 1996.
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American Shipper
Analyst: The US-China trade war is ‘sucking the life’ out of trans-Pacific trade
The shift of production from China to southeast Asia is unlikely to stop the trans-Pacific container market from declining this year.
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American Shipper
Are box shipping rate spikes sustainable?
Asia-Europe and Asia-U.S. spot freight rates jumped 12-30% last week, but can carriers hold on to the gains?
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American Shipper
IMO 2020 and blank sailings to define Q4 container markets
The introduction of new low-sulfur fuels, bearish demand and increased blanked sailings will bring more volatility to box markets in the coming months, says MSI.
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News
DSV expects buoyant consumer demand to keep global trading crisis at bay
Danish logistics conglomerate DSV is now one of the world’s leading forwarders after completing the acquisition of Panalpina in August.
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Canada
Air Canada blames trade disputes for cargo decline
Freight revenue drops by 12.1 percent, led by a more than 20 percent plunge from airline’s Pacific routes.
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Economics
The next China? There isn’t one…
No single country can absorb the trade flow from China to the U.S., and likely contenders are already growing faster than capacity.
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