15/08/2018at 14:26

Wan Hai is first liner company to report Q2 profit

It may not be one of the world's largest container carriers, but it is still remarkable that Taiwanese Wan Hai has been able to deliver a profit in the second quarter – unlike all its competitors.

Photo: Pete (Wan Hai 206 At Hong Kong) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

by TOMAS KRISTIANSEN

Taiwanese Wan Hai has managed what no competitors have been able to do in the second quarter this year - turning a profit.

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