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.

The US and China are so inter-dependent that a trade war is not in anyone’s best interests.

Getting a giant container ship alongside is just half the job. The loading process is equally important.

After a steady diet of doom and gloom, is it possible that we are heading for positiveland?

What is going on in the Asia-Europe trade? Freight rates have fallen to “sell the ships and let’s just go home” levels.

In the chase for market share, the smaller carriers should step back, lay-up and let mounting losses work on the big lines.