Far East Maritime
The traditional government inertia means Hong Kong’s inexorable transition to a transshipment port will continue.
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2/2/2012 10:29:33 PM | with
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As the losses pour in, it is hardly surprising to see container carriers preparing to hit shippers with hefty GRIs.
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2/1/2012 4:21:37 AM | with
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Rail remains the south China port’s best bet as export-producing factories move away from the coast.
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1/26/2012 7:03:26 PM | with
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The greatest threat to Beijing’s Go West initiative is emerging as a lack of water in the parched inland provinces.
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1/25/2012 9:01:51 PM | with
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You don't have to be an accounting guru to predict dismal 2011 results, but China Shipping's expected financials give an indication of the depth to which container carriers can expect to sink.
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1/20/2012 2:30:10 AM | with
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Anger is mounting at the actions by the master of the Costa Concordia, but what if the growing passenger capacity of cruise liners is part of the problem?
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1/17/2012 10:14:11 PM | with
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Container lines appear to have been caught unawares by the most predictable cargo surge in history. Again.
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1/13/2012 1:12:38 AM | with
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It is amazing what you can get for a few billion dollars in south China these days.
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1/10/2012 9:44:06 PM | with
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The implications of a shooting war between Iran and the West don’t bear thinking about.
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1/5/2012 9:22:25 PM | with
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It is hard to have sympathy for factory bosses in the mainland moaning about rising wages.
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1/3/2012 11:27:31 PM | with
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The battle for the Asia-North Europe has begun as shipping lines challenge the dominant position of Maersk Line and the new CMA CGM-MSC partnership.
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12/22/2011 8:58:54 PM | with
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With the departure of Maersk Line’s CEO Eiving Kolding, the new boss will have to be the same as the old boss if he is to successfully implement the vision of his predecessor.
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12/20/2011 8:57:23 PM | with
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The US plans to keep Santa busy, but in Europe the bearded one will probably hunker down with a vat of gluehwein in his home continent come Dec 25.
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12/15/2011 7:21:54 PM | with
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If all the terminal space to be developed in the Gulf is indeed required, world trade will not be in such bad shape.
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12/13/2011 8:39:34 PM | with
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Strong retail sales in the US and Europe are raising prospects of an inventory replenishment drive to buoy orders and give the carriers something to look forward to in the New Year.
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12/4/2011 6:46:05 AM | with
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Beijing’s Go West policy and its pledge to maintain south China ports’ hub status appear to be conflicting strategies.
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11/29/2011 11:23:34 PM | with
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Malaysia’s top carrier has decided to exit the container shipping business altogether, tired of having its profitability dragging on the ocean floor.
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11/24/2011 11:27:41 PM | with
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The number of vessels with a capacity greater than 10,000 TEU that will be delivered between now and December next year has reached epic proportions.
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11/23/2011 5:36:21 PM | with
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If you are unlucky enough to have most of your investment portfolio tied up in Hong Kong-listed shipping stocks you are probably teetering on a ledge somewhere high up and running through various options.
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11/18/2011 1:51:51 AM | with
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US$573. That’s what it cost to ship a 40ft container from Asia to Europe last week, according to the Shanghai Container Freight Index.
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11/15/2011 10:34:28 PM | with
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The tanker market is facing a bleak future as China restates its intention to control the transport of 50 percent of its crude oil needs by 2015.
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11/10/2011 7:36:22 PM | with
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It looks like game over for thousands of mainland manufacturers as a 20 percent hike in the minimum wage coincides with a 30 percent drop in orders.
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11/8/2011 9:56:25 PM | with
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After months of holding back, the inventories of Europe and US retailers must be pretty low by now. Surely it is time for restocking.
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11/4/2011 1:29:36 AM | with
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Wild swings in profitability have become de riguer for an industry lurching between good and bad times, but the bad times appear to be winning.
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11/1/2011 11:44:10 PM | with
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In the chase for market share, the smaller carriers should step back, lay-up and let mounting losses work on the big lines.
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10/27/2011 10:46:59 PM | with
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What is going on in the Asia-Europe trade? Freight rates have fallen to “sell the ships and let’s just go home” levels.
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10/26/2011 12:21:49 AM | with
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After a steady diet of doom and gloom, is it possible that we are heading for positiveland?
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10/19/2011 11:48:33 AM | with
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Getting a giant container ship alongside is just half the job. The loading process is equally important.
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10/13/2011 11:59:07 PM | with
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The US and China are so inter-dependent that a trade war is not in anyone’s best interests.
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10/11/2011 11:51:44 PM | with
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You would think the answer was “when it is a China manufacturer”, but when it comes to trade and Hong Kong’s slice of it, the area starts to get decidedly grey.
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10/4/2011 9:00:04 PM | with
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