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Giant containerships may have reached natural limits

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INTERNATIONAL

Building ULCS of >15,000 TEU has made shipping more efficient but failed to consider other stakeholders such as ports

Africa’s Belt and Road will follow beaten path

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AFRICA-CHINA

Despite the rhetoric, China is not offering Africa a new development model, but its engagement remains unique

US auto autarky ambition could cut world trade and GDP

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INT

The EU taxes US cars at 10%, firing an auto surplus; the US taxes EU cars at 2.5%, firing a deficit and troubling Trump

Iraq’s Gulf-Europe route transit hopes are illusory

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IRAQ

Baghdad’s ‘Development Road’ project aims to create a new hub at Faw port, linking to Turkey

East African rail links may miss their connections

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EAST AFRICA

An ambitious plan for a trans-regional railway is unravelling, as funding shortfalls collide with mounting debt

New Panama Canal highlights ambition of Nicaragua plan

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NICARAGUA

The expansion of the Panama Canal gives a sense of both the opportunities and the risks facing the Nicaraguan project

Panama Canal woes may boost interest in alternatives

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PANAMA

The Panama Canal remains functional and profitable, but low water levels have caused restrictions and delays

Philippines to forge fresh multilateral foreign policy

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PHILIPPINES

The new Philippine president has a new foreign policy, emphasising China, Russia and ASEAN