Shipping giant Maersk raised its annual profit forecast after reporting stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, attributing the performance to robust container shipping demand and strategic vessel diversions around Africa to bypass the Red Sea. The Copenhagen-based company, considered a bellwether for global trade, noted that ocean container shipping demand growth …
Read More »Maersk Reports Q4 Profits Below Expectations, Anticipates Lower Earnings for 2024
Maersk, a global leader in container shipping, unveiled fourth-quarter profits that fell short of expectations on Thursday, projecting significantly lower earnings for 2024 amidst an oversupply of container vessels and ongoing uncertainties surrounding disruptions in the Red Sea. Fourth-Quarter Performance and Earnings Outlook Maersk reported a notable decline in underlying …
Read More »Maersk: bottlenecks due to bad weather in Europe and disturbances in the Red Sea
In a recent client update, A.P. Moller-Maersk highlighted the adverse impacts of weather disruptions in northern European ports and the rerouting of ships away from the Red Sea. The company cited bottlenecks at container receiving berths due to these factors. Vessels were redirected from the Red Sea and the Gulf …
Read More »Supply Chain, Shipping Delays Still Persist
U. S. logistics still need time to catch up with manufacturing pace. Improving conditions for supply chain labour is an efficient solution. Some call for changing the U. S. transportation age and drug testing rules by the Transportation Department for truck drivers to make taking these jobs easier.Others urge the …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 18/10/2021
Negativity dominated the performance of Asian stocks after the release of key Chinese economic data. Japanese stocks closed slightly lower Monday, October 18, as investors took profits after the latest rally, but automakers gained after Toyota hinted that it might meet its full-year production target despite a lack of chips. …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 15/10/2021
Asian stocks rose in the last trading day, tracking the positivity on Wall Street overnight as investors were optimistic about US corporate earnings and better-than-expected employment data. The Nikkei index achieved its first weekly gain in four weeks after jumping at the close of today’s session. The Nikkei index rose …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 14/10/2021
The Nikkei 225 rose 1.46% to close at 28,551. The broader TOPIX index rose 0.67% on Thursday, as Japanese technology heavyweights carried the index higher and following dovish comments from a BoJ board member. Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealed that the labor market recorded a mixed performance during September, …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 13/10/2021
There were no strong moves during the Asian trading on Wednesday, while Asian stocks were still looking for direction. The Nikkei 225 index briefly rose, but quickly retreated and gave up its gains, losing 90 points, or 0.32%, to close at 28,140 on Wednesday. Investors are awaiting US inflation data …
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