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With demand falling, who will pay the ferryman?
Coronavirus threatens survival of vital trade route into the UK
Load factors: Trade dispute continues to affect transpacific trade
Service cuts providing a welcome reduction in supply
Load factors: Growing trade strains weigh on transatlantic trade
Load factors on the transatlantic should tighten in the fourth quarter off the back of significant cuts to supply. However, the balance of the market fundamentals could swing if trade tensions escalate
Load factors: Carriers failing to address trade imbalance
MDS Transmodal forecasts average load factors on the Asia-Northern Europe trad will fall from around 74% in the second to nearer 72% in the third quarter of 2019
Rising demand boosts Europe – Sub-Saharan Africa utilisation
The Europe – Sub-Saharan Africa trade has seen significant capacity upgrades in recent years
Changing Lanes: African Union seeks a united trade front
The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement was ratified in May. It covers a population of 1bn people and a collective GDP of more than $2trn