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FOCUS ON ASEAN - FOCUS - Head of the queue - The ASEAN trading block has suffered over the past two years, but arguably not to the same extent as many other regions in the world. Moreover, the group's recovery prospects look promising, and that is good news for the container shipping industry.

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Schlagwörter: Container

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INTERMODAL - A vote of confidence? Warren Buffett's purchase of US railroad BNSF may have taken many by surprise but what does this mean for the future of North American intermodal services? CI investigates the background to the acquisition and its implications.

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ESC - Greener and greener - The ESC's Nicolette van der Jagt reports on the rising influence that environmental issues are having on the EU's transport policies.

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Focus Asian renaissance Ports throughout Asia have staged a very strong recovery in their box throughputs this year and are expecting final year figures to be comfortably ahead of 2009's results. Moreover, with intra-regional trade becoming more significant, their future growth prospects appear sound. CI reports.

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Something to smile about ZIM Line argues that it has learnt more than just how to cut costs rapidly from the recession, so is better equipped to serve customers in future.

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ANALYSIS History has a habit of repeating itself and as CI reports, it is uncanningly surprising at each point in the shipping cycle. So what can we expect as the liner industry emerges from the recession?

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TERMINAL Moving upwards Last year was disastrous for the Mexican economy and this put pressure on the country's international trade. While this year has been much better, there are still challenges ahead. CI investigates.

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Unchartered waters Japan's trio of carriers — NYK, K Line and MOL — Have all fine-tuned and adapted their polices in the aftermath of the global economic slowdown. CI analyses their respective plans and assesses the implications of such when it comes to long-term profitability and operational sustainability.

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INTERMODAL The US Government is pinning hopes on its marine highways initiative to take freight off congested roads. CI looks at the opportunities for both service providers and shippers, with particular reference to developments on the west coast river systems.

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KEY NUMBERS

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TERMINAL - Slowly but surely - Indonesia has maintained its commitment to improving productivity in its ports and allowing more private participation by passing new legislation. CI examines what this means for the industry.

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TERMINAL - Development drive - The Yangtze River ports are aggressively expanding. What are the major developments taking place and how will they impact container trade along China's largest river? CI reports.

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TRADE - Rebuilding Iraq - Trade with Iraq is expected to increase substantially in the coming years as political and economic stability is supported with rising levels of demand for consumer products and capital goods. CI investigates.

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Rock bottom - Shipping lines have been scrambling to withdraw capacity from the bloody waters of the transatlantic as trade has collapsed. CI looks at how the sector has changed over the past nine months and examines its future prospects.

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TERMINAL - Talking shop - The 16th Intermodal South America trade show and conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was full of the usual ebb and flow of news releases, hard data, business deals and, of course, rumours. CI reports on the three-day event.

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FLEET UPDATE

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LOGISTICS - Seeking solidarity - China's supply chains have become increasingly sophisticated over the past few years, but the fragmented nature of customs and IT processes is creating some obstacles to perfecting a unified logistics network. CI reports.

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FOCUS - Shift from road to rail - North America's railroads are continuing to invest in their infrastructure and intermodal services, despite the severe contraction in cargo volumes over the past 18 months. CI explains how.

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TERMINAL Recipe for disaster A recent mudslide which caused damage to one of Manaus' main container terminals has highlighted both the inadequacies of the port and the urgent need for new investment. CI investigates.

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REGULATORY Fact or fiction Ocean carriers have been asked to administer Isreal's new way of funding its ports which, for some, is tantamount to asking a poacher to become the gamekeeper.

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FREIGHT RATE INDICATORS

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FLEET UPDATE

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Focus Made in Mexico Trade between North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) member countries has staged a dramatic recovery from the lows of last year. CI analyses the developments, with particular focus on Mexico-US cross-border commerce.

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Focus A growing industry The past 18 months has seen a complete turnaround in Mexico's container ports and terminals sector as robust rates of growth have returned and large scale development projects are resurrected. CI investigates.

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TRADE Many tradelanes go through some pretty severe changes in their lifetimes but none, surely, have changed so radically and so rapidly as the east coast of South America to northern Europe route. CI reports.

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SHIPPER Pretoria (South Africa)-based Bumbo has seen global sales of its baby and juvenile products grow steadily over the years. CI reports on the challenges it has faced in getting its products efficiently and cost-effectively to its overseas clients.

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LOGISTICS Supply chain security is becoming an increasing feature of the global container shipping industry. CI met with US-based Savi Networks to find out how IT is shaping the way companies mitigate such risk.

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SHIPPER - Food for thought - Procuring and managing shipping services is often about leveraging economies of scale. CI met with the US-based Food Shippers Association of North America (FSANA) to find out how it manages the specialist export needs of its members.

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ANALYSIS - Pockets of promise - Contrary to the reductions in the fleet sizes of leasing companies and ocean carriers last year, other transport operators actually saw their equipment pools expand. This was one of the main findings of the recently-published Containerisation International Market Analysis: World Container Census 2010. CI reviews the numbers.

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SHIPPER - A legal brief - MOL subsidiary MOL Consolidation Service (MCS) has scooped a contract with US retailer Christopher & Banks to act as its buyers' consolidator for the South China region. A major reason for its selection was its ability to help the retailer meet the strict requirements of the '10+2' regulations. CI reports.

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FLEET UPDATE

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CARRIER - Closing in - Recent months have seen liner shipping companies make an increased play for the heavy lift and project cargo sectors of the maritime transport industry. CI looks at whether this represents a long term strategic move or a dash to try and find some cargo to fill vacant slots.

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CARRIER Glimpse of the future In the post-recessionary period, NYK Line is implementing a number of forward-looking policies based on experiences gathered during the downturn. CI discussed these plans and other ideas with Jeremy Nixon, the company's coo of liner shipping, based in Singapore.

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ANALYSIS The maritime container leasing industry is enjoying something of a renaissance as rents reach all-time highs and lessors retrieve market share lost to liner shipping companies in recent years. CI delivers its annual review of the structure and prospects for the sector.

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