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Commentary: Making due in the South Pacific

Trade & Trends

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Ocean carrier Maersk Line announced earlier this month that it was immediately ending "acceptance of cargo" for Wallis and Futuna, and Vanuatu to and from worldwide. "These changes follow an extensive review of the commercial and financial viability of our existing service offerings, including an analysis of anticipated future demand," the line said. Maersk's statement in its Weekly Highlights newsletter said "currently, there are no viable alternatives...

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