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FEWER BUT LARGER TRANSPORT M&AS IN Q3: STUDY

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✍️ The transport sector saw a decline in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the third quarter of 2025, with a 18% drop from the previous quarter and a 47.1% drop compared to the same period in 2024.

👉 M&A activity in the transport sector declined for the third consecutive quarter 👉 Deal volume fell 18% from the previous quarter and 47.1% compared to the same period in 2024 👉 Strategic acquisitions and port investments remained resilient 👉 Freight transport sector experienced underperformance 👉 Ports and infrastructure emerged as a resilient segment

-- #StuartChirls #NorthAmerica #Asia-Pacific #Europe,MiddleEast,andAfrica #business

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11/16/2025

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U.S. SHIPS BUILT IN CHINA EXEMPT FROM NEW PORT FEES

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✍️ U.S. cargo ships built in China will not have to pay new fees to dock in China, despite the country's new reciprocal charges on U.S. vessels.

👉 U.S. cargo ships built in China will not have to pay new fees to dock in China 👉 American-flagged, owned, and operated ships built in China are exempt from reciprocal charges 👉 Matson's Manukai, an 11,149-ton container ship built in Philadelphia, was billed over $600,000 for a recent voyage to Ningbo 👉 China also exempted empty ships entering shipyards for repairs 👉 Vessel operators with 25% or more U.S. ownership are subject to the Chinese charges

-- #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #StuartChirls #China #Philadelphia #Norfolk,Va. #Ningbo #world

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10/15/2025

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SURPRISE MOVE BY CHINA CARRIERS AHEAD OF U.S. PORT FEES

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✍️ China's Cosco and OOCL shipping lines have announced they will not charge surcharges to offset US port fees, despite the fees being implemented on October 14.

👉 Cosco and OOCL will not charge surcharges to offset US port fees 👉 The US has introduced a new law charging China-owned or operated ships $80 per net tonnage for each voyage to the US 👉 The fees aim to blunt China's maritime dominance and boost American shipping and shipbuilding 👉 Analysts believe the fees could be absorbed by subsidies from Beijing

-- #JudahLevine #StuartChirls #China #HongKong #US #business

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10/8/2025

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RAIL MERGER: LIFETIME JOB IS GREAT “UNTIL YOU ARE STUCK IN IT”

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✍️ Union Pacific and its largest union, SMART-TD, have reached an agreement on job protections in the proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern, with every union member having a career-long position if the deal is approved.

👉 Union Pacific and SMART-TD have reached an agreement on job protections in the proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern 👉 Every SMART-TD union member holding a job at the time of the merger will have a career-long position 👉 The deal is part of the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern 👉 The merger is expected to create a transcontinental freight rail colossus with over 50,000 employees operating 52,000 miles of track in 43 states

-- #KalSilverberg #JimTitsworth #StuartChirls #Atlanta #DesMoines #Iowa #Utah #business

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✍️ The transport sector saw a decline in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the third quarter of 2025, with a 18% drop from the previous quarter and a 47.1% drop compared to the same period in 2024.

-- #StuartChirls #NorthAmerica #Asia-Pacific #Europe,MiddleEast,andAfrica #business

✍️ U.S. cargo ships built in China will not have to pay new fees to dock in China, despite the country's new reciprocal charges on U.S. vessels.

-- #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #StuartChirls #China #Philadelphia #Norfolk,Va. #Ningbo #world

✍️ China's Cosco and OOCL shipping lines have announced they will not charge surcharges to offset US port fees, despite the fees being implemented on October 14.

-- #JudahLevine #StuartChirls #China #HongKong #US #business

✍️ Union Pacific and its largest union, SMART-TD, have reached an agreement on job protections in the proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern, with every union member having a career-long position if the deal is approved.

-- #KalSilverberg #JimTitsworth #StuartChirls #Atlanta #DesMoines #Iowa #Utah #business

✍️ Positive signs emerged in trade negotiations between China and the US, with progress on a TikTok deal and rate improvements for containers heading from China to the US West Coast.

-- #JudahLevine #StuartChirls #Madrid #China #UnitedStates #WestCoast #EastCoast #business

✍️ The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has started releasing Containerized Freight Statistics (CFS) data, which can be accessed on the FMC's website.

-- #StuartChirls #UnitedStates #business

✍️ CK Hutchison, a global port terminal operator, has offered a stake in its pending sale to a Chinese investor, Cosco, amidst concerns from the US over unfair trade practices.

-- #StuartChirls #HongKong #PanamaCanal #business

✍️ Orient Overseas (International) Limited, a Hong Kong-based company, reported a 4.4% increase in container volumes in the second quarter, in line with global trends.

-- #StuartChirls #HongKong #Asia #Europe #business

✍️ Walmart led the rankings of the top 100 retailers with a 7% sales growth to $568.70 billion in 2024, followed by Amazon and Costco Wholesale.

-- #MarkMathews #DavidMarcotte #StuartChirls #business

✍️ BNSF Railway has created a new team, First Mile/Last Mile, to focus on growing single-carload traffic across its 32,500-mile network.

-- #MarkGanaway #TomWilliams #StuartChirls #FortWorth,Texas #business

✍️ Container rates on the Asia-U.S. trade are surging due to the pause in China-U.S. tariff tiff, with carriers pushing for higher prices and shippers willing to pay more to secure space on ships.

-- #PeterSand #HunterS.Thompson #StuartChirls #Asia #U.S. #China #Vietnam #LongBeach #business

✍️ A.P. Moller-Maersk, the parent company of Maersk, has completed the first phase of its $1 billion share buyback program, acquiring $599.7 million worth of shares.

-- #MaerskMc-KinneyMoller #RobertMaerskUggla #StuartChirls #Copenhagen #Denmark #China #LosAngeles #Savannah #business

✍️ The United States has seen a significant increase in container bookings from China, following a temporary pause in reciprocal tariffs.

-- #BenTracy #RyanPetersen #StuartChirls #China #UnitedStates #business

✍️ Maersk, the world's second-largest ocean carrier, says global container demand hinges on US-China trade negotiations, revising its full-year volume outlook from a decline to a gain.

-- #VincentClerc #DonaldTrump #StuartChirls #China #UnitedStates #RedSea #Yemen #business

✍️ Shares of Matson, the largest US-flag container carrier, have plummeted nearly 30% due to President Trump's trade policies, despite the company's exemption from new port fees.

-- #PresidentDonaldTrump #StuartChirls #Honolulu #Denmark #Germany #China #US #business

✍️ The container shipping industry has seen significant changes in scheduled vessel capacity due to the volatile trade climate and tariff situation, with a 20% decline in China order bookings and a surge in blank sailings.

-- #StuartChirls #Asia #NorthAmerica #China #Vietnam #Europe #business

✍️ DSV has fulfilled the final closing conditions for its acquisition of German logistics provider Schenker, creating a combined entity with revenue of $43.5 billion.

-- #StuartChirls #Germany #Denmark #Hawaii #Switzerland #business

✍️ The Greenbrier Cos. CEO Lorie Tekorius has been appointed as a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Portland, Oregon, branch.

-- #LorieTekorius #StuartChirls #Portland,Oregon #SanFrancisco #TexasA&M #AmericanSamoa #Guam #NorthernMarianaIslands #business

✍️ Hapag-Lloyd announced preliminary full-year financial results for 2024, reporting a significant increase in group pre-tax earnings and group operating earnings.

-- #StuartChirls #Germany #RedSea-SuezCanal #business

✍️ Norfolk Southern Corp. has appointed Michael Barr as its new vice president of investor relations and treasurer, replacing Chris Ceraso.

-- #MichaelBarr #ChrisCeraso #JasonZampi #StuartChirls #business

✍️ The US Coast Guard has issued a new warning to American ports about potential security risks posed by container cranes made in China, citing built-in vulnerabilities and China's interest in disrupting US critical infrastructure.

-- #StuartChirls #PresidentJoeBiden #US #China #world

✍️ Israel's richest man, Idan Ofer, is selling his shares in Zim Integrated Shipping Services due to disruptions in global supply chains caused by Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea.

-- #IdanOfer #StuartChirls #Israel #RedSea #business

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✍️ The transport sector saw a decline in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the third quarter of 2025, with a 18% drop from the previous quarter and a 47.1% drop compared to the same period in 2024.

-- #StuartChirls #NorthAmerica #Asia-Pacific #Europe,MiddleEast,andAfrica #business

✍️ U.S. cargo ships built in China will not have to pay new fees to dock in China, despite the country's new reciprocal charges on U.S. vessels.

-- #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #StuartChirls #China #Philadelphia #Norfolk,Va. #Ningbo #world

✍️ China's Cosco and OOCL shipping lines have announced they will not charge surcharges to offset US port fees, despite the fees being implemented on October 14.

-- #JudahLevine #StuartChirls #China #HongKong #US #business

✍️ Union Pacific and its largest union, SMART-TD, have reached an agreement on job protections in the proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern, with every union member having a career-long position if the deal is approved.

-- #KalSilverberg #JimTitsworth #StuartChirls #Atlanta #DesMoines #Iowa #Utah #business

✍️ Positive signs emerged in trade negotiations between China and the US, with progress on a TikTok deal and rate improvements for containers heading from China to the US West Coast.

-- #JudahLevine #StuartChirls #Madrid #China #UnitedStates #WestCoast #EastCoast #business

✍️ The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has started releasing Containerized Freight Statistics (CFS) data, which can be accessed on the FMC's website.

-- #StuartChirls #UnitedStates #business

✍️ CK Hutchison, a global port terminal operator, has offered a stake in its pending sale to a Chinese investor, Cosco, amidst concerns from the US over unfair trade practices.

-- #StuartChirls #HongKong #PanamaCanal #business

✍️ Orient Overseas (International) Limited, a Hong Kong-based company, reported a 4.4% increase in container volumes in the second quarter, in line with global trends.

-- #StuartChirls #HongKong #Asia #Europe #business

✍️ Walmart led the rankings of the top 100 retailers with a 7% sales growth to $568.70 billion in 2024, followed by Amazon and Costco Wholesale.

-- #MarkMathews #DavidMarcotte #StuartChirls #business

✍️ BNSF Railway has created a new team, First Mile/Last Mile, to focus on growing single-carload traffic across its 32,500-mile network.

-- #MarkGanaway #TomWilliams #StuartChirls #FortWorth,Texas #business

✍️ Container rates on the Asia-U.S. trade are surging due to the pause in China-U.S. tariff tiff, with carriers pushing for higher prices and shippers willing to pay more to secure space on ships.

-- #PeterSand #HunterS.Thompson #StuartChirls #Asia #U.S. #China #Vietnam #LongBeach #business

✍️ A.P. Moller-Maersk, the parent company of Maersk, has completed the first phase of its $1 billion share buyback program, acquiring $599.7 million worth of shares.

-- #MaerskMc-KinneyMoller #RobertMaerskUggla #StuartChirls #Copenhagen #Denmark #China #LosAngeles #Savannah #business

✍️ The United States has seen a significant increase in container bookings from China, following a temporary pause in reciprocal tariffs.

-- #BenTracy #RyanPetersen #StuartChirls #China #UnitedStates #business

✍️ Maersk, the world's second-largest ocean carrier, says global container demand hinges on US-China trade negotiations, revising its full-year volume outlook from a decline to a gain.

-- #VincentClerc #DonaldTrump #StuartChirls #China #UnitedStates #RedSea #Yemen #business

✍️ Shares of Matson, the largest US-flag container carrier, have plummeted nearly 30% due to President Trump's trade policies, despite the company's exemption from new port fees.

-- #PresidentDonaldTrump #StuartChirls #Honolulu #Denmark #Germany #China #US #business

✍️ The container shipping industry has seen significant changes in scheduled vessel capacity due to the volatile trade climate and tariff situation, with a 20% decline in China order bookings and a surge in blank sailings.

-- #StuartChirls #Asia #NorthAmerica #China #Vietnam #Europe #business

✍️ DSV has fulfilled the final closing conditions for its acquisition of German logistics provider Schenker, creating a combined entity with revenue of $43.5 billion.

-- #StuartChirls #Germany #Denmark #Hawaii #Switzerland #business