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US container traffic must overcome challenges to rise

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UNITED STATES

Last month’s collapse of a bridge in Baltimore, blocking access to its harbour, has focused attention on container ports

Huthi Red Sea action is more symbolic than economic

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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL: Huthi Red Sea action is mostly symbolic

Chinese trade with and investment in Mexico will grow

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MEXICO

MEXICO: Chinese trade and investment will grow

Mexico will be a key player in US-China trade tensions

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MEXICO

However, it appears to have done so in no small part due to geopolitics rather than the strength of its own economy. Chinese investments and Mexican imports of Chinese products…

Slow and stuttering rebound for global manufacturing

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INTERNATIONAL

Growth rates are strongest in the Americas, China, India and the Middle East. However, disruptions in the Red Sea and Panama Canal, and now the closure of the port of Baltimore…

Rabat’s maritime sector will help geopolitical aims

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MOROCCO

Existing conditions facilitate this: the country's open economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, it enjoys access to Mediterranean and Atlantic routes and ongoing…

China’s exports will recover but trade sanctions loom

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CHINA

Chinese exports grew by 7.1% year-on-year in US dollar terms, while imports expanded by 3.5%. The trade gap narrowed to USD39.7bn in February. Export growth was buoyed by rapid…

Supply chain pressures will be modestly higher in 2024

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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL: Supply chains will be mildly pressured

Thai search for investors in land bridge will be tough

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THAILAND

The road-and-rail project, which could end up costing around USD30bn, would link deep-water ports on either side of the Kra Isthmus, in effect connecting the Andaman Sea and the…