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  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Global container production falls as demand for goods sinks

    Steel boxes pile up at ports after sharp drop in demand following pandemic-era boom

  • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    Maersk warns of ‘radically changed’ world as profits tumble

    Shipping group signals industry’s pandemic-driven boom is over as demand and freight rates fall

  • Saturday, 29 April, 2023
    Elisabeth Braw
    How surreptitious shipping is helping Russia

    Vessels masking their transmission signals explain the surprising resilience of Moscow’s wartime economy

  • Friday, 28 April, 2023
    Special ReportThe Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies
    CDL 1000: the start-up that thrived through the Covid logjam

    Chicago-based winner of FT/Statista ranking has flourished by applying tech to arcane processes in the logistics industry

  • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
    InterviewSupply chains
    Shifting production from China is impossible, says shipping boss

    Beijing’s world trade dominance will make cutting it out of global supply chains a tough task

  • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
    World’s biggest container groups defend bumper dividends

    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd deliver big payouts to investors despite threat of falling profits

  • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
    Container shipping costs plunge as consumer spending declines

    Global maritime trade has fallen to a shadow of pandemic peak as high inflation and reopenings hit goods purchases

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    Maersk forecasts plunge in profits

    Danish group expects drop from last year’s record $31bn to $2bn-$5bn in 2023

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    Inside BusinessPeggy Hollinger
    Maritime divorce puts Maersk’s strategy to the test

    As Danish shipping company seeks to transform into a broader logistics group, it faces rising competition from MSC

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Container shipping lines MSC and Maersk end alliance

    Groups to terminate partnership in 2025 as fierce rivalry over transporting goods intensifies

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Shipping hurt by weak demand for Chinese goods

    Carriers are skipping ports in China as international orders fall and supply chain problems persist

  • Friday, 23 December, 2022
    InterviewAP Møller-Maersk AS
    ‘There will still be a global trade’: Maersk chief bows out after 40-year voyage

    Søren Skou set to hand over the rein with best results in Danish group’s history

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    Shipping line Maersk appoints new chief to deal with ‘challenging outlook’

    Head of Danish group’s ocean and logistics business to take over from company veteran Søren Skou

  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Supply chains
    US straightens out supply chains after months of inflationary snarls

    Freight rates drop on lower consumer demand and retailers’ early shipments

  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
    Trade Secrets
    Supply chain crunch easing, but ports as bad as ever Premium content

    Weakening world trade has reduced logistics snarl-ups, though poor infrastructure remains

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    Maersk warns global trade indicators at ‘dark red’ on looming recession

    Danish group expects earnings, demand and shipping freight rates to shrink

  • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
    German politics
    German coalition divided over sale of port terminal stake to China’s Cosco

    Greens and FDP urge chancellor not to repeat ‘mistakes of the past’ by selling Hamburg infrastructure to Chinese company

  • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
    News in-depth
    Hard landing threat hangs over booming container shipping industry

    Industry cycle appears to have peaked, with analysts warning of falling profitability next year

  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    Maersk to plough bumper profits into global supply chain integration

    Shipping group set to take Asian warehousing business acquired in December worldwide

  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
    FT MagazineLeo Lewis
    Self-driving cars have nothing on Japan’s self-captaining ships

    If you like your gadgetry game-changing but also attractive to barnacles, the Mikage is a real treat

  • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
    AP Møller-Maersk AS
    CIMC abandons $1bn deal for Maersk’s refrigerated container arm

    US Department of Justice planned to sue to block move over antitrust concerns as it cracks down on Chinese deals

  • Sunday, 21 August, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    Strike at UK’s biggest port threatens supply chain disruption

    Eight-day walkout at Felixstowe could hit as much as $800mn of trade as summer of labour disputes continues

  • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
    Global InsightValentina Romei
    Global supply chain pressures are easing — for now

    Delays shorter and shipping costs lower but geopolitics and China’s Covid policy remain a threat

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    Lex
    Trade: shipbuilding shortfall will keep rates high and dry Premium content

    There is no quick fix, with the problem rooted in an imbalance between supply and demand

  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    Clarkson PLC
    World’s largest shipbroker lifted by surge in oil production activity

    Clarksons says sector’s profits boosted as energy groups seize on Ukraine war turmoil to boost output

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