The fourth quarter has container shipping line executives nervously gnawing their nails.

Twice a year in China the Bureau of Statistics releases the country’s GDP, which when printed out and balled up is extremely useful as an office basketball.

Instead of heading for the airport, there is a cheaper way for shippers to get their goods to US markets.

It seems container lines will be forced to send vessels back to lay-up in the fourth quarter as demand drops off.

No one can accuse Singapore of sticking a sock down its maritime industry pants to enhance the size of its hub – it has the genuine article.

Rapid economic growth means the mainland can’t afford to put the brakes on steel production for too long.

When times are bad for the container lines, they are very, very bad. But when they are good they are magnificent.

The scrapping Tanjung Pelepas’ proposal to absorb Johor Port’s container business represents the missing of a golden opportunity.