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    Lessons in hindsight: the impact of China’s European port acquisition strategy

    China’s grand European plan, along with Italy announcing its formal participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, means that China is on everyone’s lips. Since 2013, China has acquired shares in 14 European ports (not including ones with MoU agreements). While there is on-going debate regarding the...
    Ganyi Zhang
    May 07 2019
    7 min

    COSCO acquires a 60% stake in Chancay Terminal in Peru

    Chinese shipping company COSCO acquired 60% of the Chancay terminal from Volcan, a Peruvian mining company on January 23rd, in Davos. This is COSCO’s first port acquisition in South America. Chancay is located 58 km north of Lima and the port will be developed jointly by COSCO and Volcan.
    Ganyi Zhang
    February 12 2019
    2 min

    How will economic trends impact global freight markets in 2019?

    The year that just ended was full of challenges and uncertainties in both the political and economic realms. We are expecting 2019 to bring more clarity after a few months of blurriness. In 2019, politics seem to be becoming increasingly more important in determining the outcomes of international tr...
    Ganyi Zhang
    February 11 2019
    4 min
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    Supply Chain Hot Topics: week of January 14th

    Every week, Upply is giving you an outlook on the news that matters in the Supply Chain world. This week: EU negotiations on Mobility package, Brexit at stake and a new stage in the China-US trade war.
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 16 2019
    2 min

    Which political and economic events impacted on Supply Chains in 2018?

    From Brexit to new geopolitical uncertainties, 2018 had seen many drivers of uncertainty on global trade. If that led to a mixed impact on Supply Chains and exchanges, 2019 could suffer more heavily from these events.
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 15 2019
    3 min

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