Archive for the ‘Supply Chains’ Category
Maersk Line Supports Nicaraguan Canal
Friday, December 26th, 2014UPDATE 3-Rocket hits storage tank at Libya’s biggest oil port” –
Friday, December 26th, 2014“UPDATE 3-Rocket hits storage tank at Libya’s biggest oil port” – uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL6N0U90IB20141225
Nicaragua starts HK-led canal project|Business|chinadaily.com.cn
Thursday, December 25th, 2014usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-12/24/content_19157613.htm
In the late 19th century, the US government negotiated with President José Santos Zelaya to lease the land to build a canal through Nicaragua.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_Canal
It is the original US plan in the late 1800s to compete against the French Panama plan – now taken up by the Chinese.
Deja vu?
The speed of the Chinese construction is scaring the whole world. 4-5 years????
The know how learnt the USD 60 billion domestics North South irrigation project in China is snowballing.
What if the Thailand’s short strip – The Kra Isthmus – is cut for strategic rather than economic purpose, to bypass the popular Straits of Malacca.
Easy going for the rest of Straits of Malacca trade ?
Bloomberg: Saudi Rulers to Curb Wages as Kingdom Confronts Oil Slump
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – Saudi Rulers to Curb Wages as Kingdom Confronts Oil Slump bloom.bg/1xOvSL7
Bloomberg: FedEx Caps Holiday Volumes for Some Shippers Amid Port Slowdown
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – FedEx Caps Holiday Volumes for Some Shippers Amid Port Slowdown bloom.bg/1CJxzZi
Bloomberg: Out $30 Billion and Fighting Charges, Batista Can’t Crack the Bottle on His Brazilian Dream Port
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – Out $30 Billion and Fighting Charges, Batista Can’t Crack the Bottle on His Brazilian Dream Port bloom.bg/1Cud717
Bloomberg: Exxon Mobil Shows Why U.S. Oil Output Rises as Prices Plunge
Thursday, December 25th, 2014Bloomberg – Exxon Mobil Shows Why U.S. Oil Output Rises as Prices Plunge bloom.bg/1AsfJbJ