For the moment, everything is fine for Gazocean. “ We had no trip cancellations due to the coronavirus. Our LNG carrier that loads and unloads in China continues to do so, "says Michel Faou, the owner of this small subsidiary of Total, which transports liquefied natural gas all over the world with five boats. An exception in the world of maritime transport hard hit by this epidemic.
The first victims? Container shipowners who transport products made in China to Europe and North America (clothing, smartphones, toys, etc.). Foremost among them, the French CMA CGM, the Danish Maersk and the Chinese Cosco. As local factories are idling because they do not have all their staff, routes are shrinking.
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According to the American Federation of Distributors, container shipments from China to the United States will be down 12.9% in February and 9.5% in March compared to last year.
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