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    • 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

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      AP Møller-Maersk AS
      Maersk raises profit forecasts for third time this year as supply chain hit persists

      Container shipping group says normalisation in freight rates will take longer than expected

    • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
      Global trade
      Global trade is not going into reverse, says Maersk boss

      US and European companies spreading production around Asia rather than reshoring, shipping group chief claims

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      News in-depthNikkei Asia
      Cosco: China’s shipping giant expands its global influence

      From Taiwan to Greece, state-owned group with military links is enmeshed in world trade

    • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
      South Korean business & finance
      Soaring steel prices hit South Korean shipbuilders’ turnround hopes

      Return to profit delayed as big three builders struggle to renegotiate orders and pass on costs

    • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
      Transport
      Shipping group CMA CGM to take Air France-KLM stake under cargo tie-up

      Container company seeks to expand its reach after business soared during pandemic

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