Spot rates on transpacific surge after news of tariff time-out
Container freight spot rates shot up on the transpacific trades this week, with an immediate ...
CMA CGM has completed the sale of 90% of the APL terminal Global Gateway South, located in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, to an infrastructure investment consortium.
Whether the deal will propel much-needed consolidation in the diversified terminal environment of the US’s largest container gateway remains to be seen however.
The deal closed at $875m, the 90% equity stake bought by infrastructure investment funds EQT Infrastructure III and P5 Infrastructure, led by managers who know the port business pretty well.
P5 is led by Sean ...
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