ACP to start work on new reservoir, as more rain eases Panama Canal draught
Water levels at the Panama Canal returning to normal faster than anticipated means the permissible ...
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
TFII: SOLID AS USUALMAERSK: WEAKENINGF: FALLING OFF A CLIFFAAPL: 'BOTTLENECK IN MAINLAND CHINA'AAPL: CHINA TRENDSDHL: GROWTH CAPEXR: ANOTHER SOLID DELIVERYMFT: HERE COMES THE FALLDSV: LOOK AT SCHENKER PERFORMANCEUPS: A WAVE OF DOWNGRADES DSV: BARGAIN BINKNX: EARNINGS OUTODFL: RISING AND FALLING AND THEN RISING
By the end of 2015, big “post-panamax” containerships, carrying almost three times the load of the ships that currently ply the canal, will finally have a clear, all-water shot from Shanghai or other Asian ports across the Pacific, through the isthmus, to the North American East Coast. It’s a game-changing development that stands to shake up trading around the globe, canal officials contend. It has already kicked up a furious competitive battle between ports on the Pacific and Atlantic sides of North America, with dredgers deepening channels, builders constructing huge new freight terminals and waterfront managers touting the virtues of their own ports. An interesting analysis by Edmund Newton.
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