by Afshin Molavi | Sep 25, 2019 | DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Market Multinationals, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Ports, Shipping
The Journal of Commerce, in conjunction with research firm Alphaliner, has just published the top 40 Global Container Shipping operators list. What is striking is the dominance of the Top Ten – which control 87.9% of the market. Here are the Top Ten Global...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 10, 2019 | Dubai, DubaiSilkRoad, Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Red Sea Economies, Saudi Arabia Economy, Saudi Business, Shipping, Southeast Asia, Trade, United Arab Emirates Economy
Every year, the Journal of Commerce, the world’s leading publication on global shipping and logistics, publishes its Top 100 U.S Importers and Exporters (paywall) guide. It’s a great insider look at U.S trade and globalization from the company level. It...
by Afshin Molavi | Jun 7, 2019 | Africa Business, DubaiSilkRoad, East Africa, Egypt, Emerging Markets, Indian Ocean-istan, Logistics, NewPost, North Africa Commerce/Economy, Original Articles, Red Sea Economies, Saudi Arabia Economy, Trade
Photo: Red Sea Gateway Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port Red Sea Economies/Population and Exports at a Glance Country Population GDP Top Export Destination Saudi Arabia 32.3 M $782.4 B China Egypt 95.7 M $245.6 B Italy Sudan 39.6 M $33.9 B UAE Yemen 27.6M $26.9 B China...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 22, 2019 | China Economy, Emerging Market Multinationals, Japan Economy, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Shipping, Singapore, South Korea, Top Ten Lists
An advertisement in the latest physical issue of the Journal of Commerce, the leading global logistics magazine that is part of the IHS Markit group of publications, caught my eye. It’s an ad for China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), the world’s 3rd...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 20, 2019 | Emerging Market Multinationals, Emerging Markets, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Shipping, South Korea
The South Korean shipbuilding industry, once a lodestar of the country’s industrial development, continues to be battered by lower cost Chinese competition and an oversupply of vessels on the market. Only three of South Korea’s majors still stand on the...
by Afshin Molavi | Feb 18, 2019 | China Equities, Emerging Market Multinationals, Logistics, NewPost, Original Articles, Telecoms
The New Silk Road Numbers – February 18, 2019 1,235 The number of China-Europe freight trains launched in 2018, 6.4 times the number in 2017, transporting a total of 1.2 million tonnes of goods with a value of $1.72 billion, according to China Daily. 60.69...
