More blanked voyages expected as carrier efforts to drive up rates falter
Container spot rates were largely unchanged for a third consecutive week, as it became evident ...
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Looking for an alternative take on how new entrants to liner shipping can develop networks? The story of a resurgent Swire Shipping, after completing its takeover of US multipurpose carrier Westwood Shipping, offers one example.
As part of the privately owned John Swire & Sons group (although one part of it, Swire Pacific is listed in Hong Kong), it’s hardly new. In fact, its name evokes the age of the Tai’pan – a name given to foreign businessmen who poured into ...
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