China set to step in and hold down box line rates, with ocean freight 'a global mess'
Chinese authorities are set to interfere in both pricing and capacity management on the transpacific, ...
SeaIntelligence’s Lars Jensen – ever-fascinating about container shipping – is featured in this free-to-view article on Lloyds List. He argues that the industry won’t have a “Kodak” moment of complete disruption. Instead, shipping will be transformed gradually. Boxes will still have to move on a ship, while the Uber model is not likely to work. But, he warns, the structural problems inherent in the industry, such as lack of profitability and overcapacity, will need to be fixed . But even then, there is no ...
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