CMA CGM changes course on plan to re-route service through Red Sea
Pressure from customers has apparently caused French mainline operator CMA CGM to u-turn on plans ...
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Chinese general cargo vessels have found a novel way around the problems in the Red Sea – sailing via the Arctic Northern Sea Route (NSR).
New New Shipping’s Xin Xin Hai 1 and Xin Xin Hai have embarked on a journey that will take them through the thawing NSR, navigable with icebreaker assistance during the summer months.
But scientists say climate change and melting ice sheets will soon make it possible to use the passage all year – going from China to ...
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