Expect more blankings on the 'difficult' and 'sensitive' transatlantic trades
Shippers and forwarders on the transatlantic trades have been warned to expect more blanked sailings ...
The D-Day scenario I hinted at in my recent coverage of two of the major ocean carriers worldwide was nowhere to be found in the latest trading update of Deutsche Post-DHL, which is closely watched when it comes to predicting global consumer trends.
It noted one month ago – see page one here – that global economic growth “picked up again slightly at the start of the second half of 2017”.
Notwithstanding doomsday, and regardless of growth prospects over the short-to-medium term, ...
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