Transpacific trade – follow my lead
All eyes on the next move
In the absence of a podcast this week, we present the first TOCcast ? an intermittent series of video interviews we conducted at last year’s TOC Europe event in Hamburg. First up is Ralf Neise, the vastly experienced former head of global logistics for British American Tobacco, who discusses some of the challenges shippers are likely to face as the global container shipping alliances consolidate into three vessel-sharing groupings.
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