Small Ports Feel the Heat from Big Box Ships as Cascade Effect Begins
With the first of Maersk’s Triple-E container ships, the Maersk McKinney Moller, due to be officially delivered to the line tomorrow by shipbuilder
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With the first of Maersk’s Triple-E container ships, the Maersk McKinney Moller, due to be officially delivered to the line tomorrow by shipbuilder
Fears that the UK is heading towards an era of sustained overcapacity in its major container ports may have been overcooked, according to a leading industry
European exporters targeting markets in China and elsewhere in Asia have been warned that the era of cheap container shipping freight rates on the backhaul
The development of a new type of 20ft container technology has taken a step further with the completion of a trial shipment of the so-called Tworty
The prospect of major delays reoccurring in South Africa’s ports due to labour unrest appears to be increasingly likely as workers in a range of sectors
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