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1 – 10 of 62Ruto billed the move as crucial to restoring jobs to Mombasa’s logistics sector. However, it will also produce a radical reshaping of the political economy of Kenya’s container…
Capacity will gradually increase as supply chain bottlenecks are resolved and new container vessels are delivered. The demand-supply imbalance will lead to significant…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275125
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The China containerised freight index, a widely-used barometer measuring contract rates for export container transport from Shanghai, has averaged more than 2,000 this year, twice…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260025
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Ripple effects from the pandemic initially caused the problems. The week-long blockage of the Suez Canal and the closure of some of China’s largest container ports due to COVID-19…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266889
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The capacity of the global container fleet grew by 7.9% last year but demand for container shipping was flat, triggering a cyclical downturn and a sharp drop in freight rates. All…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284416
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Most Sahelian states -- Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad -- are landlocked. This geographical reality imposes costs and constrains some economic possibilities. Yet the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274619
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Production increased at near-record rates in the West. Growth was also strong in East Asia, based on export demand, but weaker in key emerging markets in South Asia, South-east…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263702
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High food prices hit developing economies disproportionately hard, as food accounts for 44% of consumption on average in low-income economies, compared with 28% in emerging market…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273343
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Global economic activity is deteriorating widely. This is despite the fact that the US-China trade conflict is not escalating, China is loosening fiscal policy and the United…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243153
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Shipping industry outlook.