Crane of thrones: CMA CGM + Westports or Hapag + Eurokai?
Ports are getting noisy
A few weeks ago The Loadstar ran a series of articles about possible mega-port mergers. At the top of our list was the idea that Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou would gradually coalesce into one entire port complex in the Pearl River Delta. This article from the South China Morning Post demonstrates that this process may be beginning.
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