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Russia’s Top Miner Plans to Move Some Trading to Dubai

Nornickel, the world’s biggest refined nickel producer and palladium miner, was incorporated under the name Greenwich Holdings Limited in Dubai.

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Truckload Freight Volumes, Spot Rates Fell During July

The truckload volume index (TVI) for vans fell by 7.0% while refrigerated TVI decreased by 3.4% and flatbed TVI shrank by 12.8%.

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NFI Won’t Achieve Pre-COVID Production Levels Until 2025

"The last 36 months at NFI have been extremely difficult to navigate," chief executive officer Paul Soubry told analysts August 16.

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Ghana Unlikely to Fulfill All Cocoa Contracts After Weak Harvest

Farmers in the West African nation are expected to see the lowest output since 2010 in the season that ends September 2023, missing official forecasts by nearly a quarter.

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Echo Global Launches Automated Carrier Negotiations Feature

The tool allows carriers to bid on available shipments and receive notifications letting them know if their bid is denied, accepted, or if a counteroffer has been made.

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MSC Could Face Charges for Allegedly Overcharging Customers

The FMC audited MSC’s D&D charges in 2021 after receiving claims that the company issued the same daily rate for both operating and non-operating reefers (NORs).

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Over 40% of Supply Chain Professionals Expect Shipping Container Prices to Rise

Twenty-eight percent of those surveyed foresee a decline in container prices in August while another 30% think prices will remain unchanged.

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Tech Giants Pause Indian Laptop Imports Under New Licensing Rule

Shipments that have already been ordered will be allowed into the country without licenses until August 31, 2023, an unnamed government source said.

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Airbus Receives Order for 75 More Aircraft from Wizz Air

Airbus’ A321neo planes have been winning the race against rival Boeing’s 737 MAX models to meet the demand for greater range and more capacity.

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Improved Retailer Sales Helped Amazon Beat Quarterly Expectations

Even though Amazon is pleased with its progress, the organization sees more opportunities to improve cost efficiencies moving forward, said chief financial officer Brian Olsavsky.

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Ocean Yield Investing in Four LR1 Oil Tankers

The ships will be built with special duel-fuel engines that allow the vessels to use methanol as their main energy source.

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Hanwha Ocean Secures LNG Carrier Order Worth Almost $260M

Hanwha won the contract from an undisclosed client based in Asia and will deliver the LNG tanker to the customer during the first half of 2027.

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