There’s a new alliance– THE alliance! It’s signed, it’s for five years, and it seems real, though anyone may back out. What’s interesting is their announced commitment to integration beyond the port. We’ll see how that works out. No sign yet of what they actually plan to do in that area.
THE Alliance formed of Hapag-Lloyd, Hanjin, K Line, NYK, MOL and Yang Ming, with Hyundai out in the cold
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Via the Panama Canal.
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Thanks to the Shipping Tribune for this article. It shows how ships are really just portable inventory. There’s a long history of oil tankers being used as storage depots.
The steel monsters making billions from oil crash
Source: The steel monsters making billions from oil crash | The Shipping Tribune
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Supply Chain Digest Port Technology International Marine Link
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