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Gary Ferrulli
November 22, 2018 at 4:34 pmExempting a large portion of the lift from any fuel surcharge, import or export, and charging $500-$700 from the Gulf back to Asia is not the formula for success. That shippers won’t pay for premium services, a little strange considering Matson and APL premium services, but accepting that. And then a close look at Coscos financial reports with several lines of subsidies from the government of China in addition to the $26.5 Billion invested between 2016 and 2020 with a promised repeat between 2021 and 2025 – that’s the formula for success.