Day: May 6, 2012

New Europe Ports Seen Unprofitable With Slump Deepening

May 6, 2012

Europe’s top container ports face a glut in capacity that’s set to crimp profit margins as new terminals ordered prior to the 2008 slump open for business. Harbors in northern Europe including Antwerp, Hamburg and Rotterdam, the...

U.S.-Japan Imports, Exports Jump

May 6, 2012

Japanese exports to the United States surged 23.9 percent in March from a year earlier, to $12.7 billion, on strong auto and auto parts business, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on recently. It...