From rust buckets to gold mines
Shortage of new cargo vessels pushes freight rates for ageing container ships to record highs
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Shortage of new cargo vessels pushes freight rates for ageing container ships to record highs
Shipping companies are transforming rust buckets into gold mines in a modern-day alchemy that could fuel already rampant…
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE, June 21 (Reuters) – Shipping companies are transforming rust buckets into gold mines in a modern-day alchemy that could fuel already rampant inflation for years to come. The disruption...
A strike by South Korean truckers has entered its seventh day disrupting production, slowing port operations and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain. DW speaks with Jan Hoffmann, a UN trade official.
The ocean shipping industry, among the world's biggest polluters, is asking a key regulator to overhaul its emissions directives so that all carriers are working off the same rulebook as they make the expensive changes needed to cut output of harmful carbons.