Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming) held its 392nd Board Meeting on 10th May to approve its Q1 financial report of 2024. The consolidated revenues in Q1 totaled NT$ 43.8 billion (US$ 1.39 billion). The net profit after tax stood at NT$ 9.38 billion (US$...

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Maersk, the world’s second-largest shipping company, has reportedly postponed an order for 15 methanol-powered container ships from a Chinese shipbuilder. The delay is reportedly due to Maersk’s objections to design drawings submitted by the Chinese shipbuilder....

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The project cargo trade, as with many segments of the shipping industry, experienced a boom during the pandemic owing to the constraints on available tonnage to match demand. This development emphasised the importance of careful stowage of multifaceted cargoes, as...

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Korean shipbuilders, which have been fiercely competing with Chinese shipbuilders on the global stage, reported sluggish shipbuilding in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 2023. The growing proportion of less-skilled foreign workers on Korean shipbuilding sites is...

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The Panama Canal is in talks with U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) producers on how to meet increased demand for crossings as water levels recover after a prolonged drought, the canal’s administrator Ricaurte Vasquez told Reuters in an interview. The canal is...

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