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Hapag-Lloyd CEO Sees Bounce In Shipping Demand As Short-Lived

Germany's Hapag-Lloyd is seeing a small uptick in demand for shipping after a decline in recent months, but the company on Tuesday reiterated its more...

Hapag-Lloyd Spending Big Money On Fleet, Eyes Port Investment

German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd is spending billions on expanding and renewing its fleet and looking at investing in more port infrastructure to exten...

EU Commission Plans Emergency Powers To Avoid Crisis Bottlenecks: Report

The European Commission is seeking emergency powers to intervene in the production of certain goods in critical situations, Germany's Frankfurter Allgemein...

Sugar Market Heading To Second Year Of Supply Surplus: Analyst

The global sugar market is expected to have a second year of small supply surplus in 2022/23 as high benchmark prices and good weather boost crop prospects...

Irish Business Calls For Urgent Change To COVID Rule Keeping Workers Out

Ireland's main business lobby called on Wednesday for an urgent change to COVID-19 isolation rules, saying almost 20% of the country's factory workers were...

WTO Seeks Deals In Early 2022 Despite Postponing Major Meeting

The World Trade Organisation should be able to wrap up negotiations on fishing subsidies and a response to the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2022 even after p...

Maersk Hikes Outlook As Disruptions Push Up Shipping Rates

The world's biggest container shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk lifted its full-year earnings outlook on the back of strong preliminary quarter...

WITRON Transforms Store Fulfilment Into Omnichannel Fulfilment For Boots

Alan Penhale, supply chain director at Boots, is responsible for the supply chain of more than 2,300 stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Irela...