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Container shortage pushes freight rates to almost triple in Myanmar

In a combination of globalization and pandemic effect, the price of containers to be shipped out of Myanmar has almost tripled in the past 6 months. This is a global phenomenom including other parts in Asia: the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index a

Myanmar’s sea trade up 10% YoY

As reported by Xinhua, Myanmar’s trade through sea routes for current fiscal year (started in October) reached over USD 4.8 billion as of December 6. With USD 2 billion earned through maritime export and imports amounting to USD 2.8 billion, th

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …