Against the odds: Mærsk, MSC, CMA CGM & Hapag – 'Houston, we've a problem'
Too much money to handle
A first in its 71-year history Cathay Pacific may wish to forget: the Hong Kong-based carrier has racked up a successive loss. Not only that, but the South China Morning Post reports this latest loss is its steepest in nine years, at $160m over the course of 2017. That said, the cargo division has no reason to feel bad. It seems its efforts played a pivotal role in preventing the loss from being any worse.
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