ING‘s Robert Carnell, regional head of research, APAC, writes (for Seeking Alpha):
– Towards the end of last year, the relatively good performance of most Asian economies in terms of the Covid pandemic started to crack.
– The deterioration has …

CNBC reports:
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– Moderna is said to have asked the FDA to allow it to put additional doses in its vaccine vials.
– The move is aimed at alleviating a bottleneck in Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing.
– The change …

Container shipping spot freight rates on the Asia-North Europe trade declined 2.7% this week – a further sign the recent exponential growth has levelled off.
Today’s Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) Shanghai-North Europe leg was $4,276 per teu, down $117 …

A new Covid-driven bottleneck has hit the supply chain out of China: a severe shortage of truck drivers and air routes disrupted by crew restrictions.
Quarantine laws mean that yesterday was the last day to work and be out of …

Japanese ocean carrier ONE recorded a net profit of $944m for its third quarter, October-December, and expects to see profits of $2.5bn for the full year.
That would represent an astonishing 172% upgrade on its November guidance, thanks to huge …

Scan Global Logistics has snapped-up Werner Global Logistics (WGL), the air and ocean forwarding arm of major US trucking brokerage Werner Enterprises.
WGL serves customers in the US, Mexico and China, its international forwarding operations generating $53m in 2020, and …

New technology, managerial change and incentives for smaller European road operators to cut emissions will be key to achieving a target of a 90% CO2 reduction in transport by 2050, according to a new study.
HGVs account for about 20% …