MSC container shipping alliance blamed for Asia-Europe trade imbalance

19/08/2015

After the humiliating failure to implement cumulative general rate increases in excess of $7,000 per teu this year carriers plying the Asia-North Europe tradelane are preparing to ask shippers to pay an average $1,000 per teu extra from 1 September.

But once again, the prospect that ...

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