It’s been over a month since dockworkers at the third largest port in the world went on strike, affecting import and export operations at the Kwai Chung cargo terminals in Hong Kong. Is it going [...]
May 1st is a big day for international shipping carriers’ eastbound trans-Pacific container lines. Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor for the Journal of Commerce (JOC) compares it to a race, calling [...]
As the dockworkers of the Kwai Tsing dock in Hong Kong continue their strike efforts to get the attention of Li Ka-shing, the richest man in Hong Kong, they have garnered global attention. Li [...]
It’s the rainy season in Honk Kong, but that’s not stopping dockworkers and crane operators from camping out in the cold. They’re striking at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal [...]
Australia is working on a currency deal with China that would allow the Australian dollar to be directly converted into the Chinese yuan, bypassing the U.S. dollar (USD). When it comes to [...]
Megalomania (me-gə-lō-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə) n., 1: a mania for great or grandiose performance[1] There is a craze right now in the international shipping industry. A craze for megaships; behemoths of [...]