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☆ Red Sea attack-fueled ocean freight inflation is starting to ease on key global trade routes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesThe Red Sea crisis has fueled a sharp spike in ocean freight inflation over the past two months, but there are signs that upward pressure on shipping rates on key trade routes may have peaked. Shipping rates on ocean routes from Asia to the U.S. are beginning to decline, based on analysis of the latest cargo data from Xeneta, a leading ocean and air freight benchmarking platform. The reversal in ocean freight pricing comes despite a maritime threat to global commercial shipping companies that shows no signs of waning. The timing of the rate decreases could influence new contracts in negotiations between ocean freight carriers and shippers at the beginning of March. "Either way, the next few weeks is crunch time for both ocean freight carriers and shippers and could define their fortunes for the rest of 2024."

Persons: Emily Stausbøll, Stausbøll Organizations: Future Publishing, Shipping, United Kingdom Maritime Trade, CNBC, FEU, U.S ., U.S Locations: Qingdao, Shandong province, Asia, Xeneta, Europe, U.S, East Coast, West Coast, Aden, Yemen, West, East, U.S . West Coast, Covid, Africa, Suez

☆ Demand for shipments from China via rail through Russia has 'skyrocketed' since the Red Sea attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

And — while it only represents a very small proportion of containers moved between the Far East and Europe — rail routes via Russia have seen an uptick in interest too. Rail through RussiaFirms have raised concerns about sending goods via rail through Russia, Sciglaite said. A train engine pulls carriages that started their journey in Yiwu, China into Barking rail freight terminal on January 18, 2017 in the U.K. Igor Tambaca, managing director of Rail Bridge Cargo, a Dutch logistics company, said China-Europe rail route bookings were up 37% over the past four weeks. Tambaca said the cost of sending one forty-foot container (FEU) from China to Europe via rail is currently around $7,900.

Persons: Liu Wenhua, Julija, RailGate, Hapag Lloyd, Sciglaite, Dan Kitwood, Igor Tambaca, Tambaca, Maria Magdalena Pavitsich, Pavitsich, Vladimir Putin, Davies Turner Organizations: China News Service, Getty, Air, CNBC, Rail, Cargo, OBB Rail Cargo Group, FEU, Initiative, British Locations: China, Europe, Russia, Manzhouli, Vietnam, Xeneta, East, European, Rotterdam, South Africa's, Ukraine, Yiwu, Barking, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium, France, Red, Dutch, Turkey, Austrian, Asia, Xian, Chengdu, Suez, Africa, Moscow, Central Siberia, Beijing, Wuhan, Duisburg

☆ ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The 76th Cannes Film Festival - The Palme d'Or Award - Cannes, France, May 16, 2023. A Chopard representative displays the Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded to competing films, during an interview on the day of the opening ceremony of the festival. Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall" won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that handed the festival's prestigious top prize to a twisty French Alps courtroom drama. "Anatomy of a Fall," which stars Sandra Hüller as a writer trying to prove her innocence in her husband's death, is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d'Or. Quentin Tarantino, who won Cannes' top award for "Pulp Fiction," attended the ceremony to present a tribute to filmmaker Roger Corman.

☆ When is Cannes Film Festival 2023 and what can we expect?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] The 75th Cannes Film Festival - The Palme d'Or Award - Cannes, France, May 17, 2022. Below are some facts about the Cannes Film Festival and this year's contenders. WHAT IS THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AND WHY IS IT CELEBRATED? Cannes is the world's biggest film festival, first conceived in 1939 as an alternative to the then-fascist-influenced Venice Film Festival. Other awards include the Grand Prix, jury prize, best director, best actor, best actress, best screenplay and best short film.

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Global freight movements continued to dwindle in the first two months of 2023 as manufacturers and distributors struggled to reduce excess inventories and cope with rising interest rates and increased caution among buyers. In the United States, the number of containers hauled on the major railroads in the first 10 weeks of 2023 was down by 9% compared with the same period in 2022. As a result, it now seems probable that inventory liquidation and cautious buyer behaviour will continue to weigh on freight movements through at least the second quarter. Thereafter a freight recovery depends on the United States, Europe and the other major economies averting a full-blown recession. Related columns:- U.S. freight movements fall amid excess inventories (March 10, 2023)- U.S. manufacturers flounder amid cost-of-living shock (February 15, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

☆ Manufacturing orders from China down 40% in unrelenting demand collapse
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. manufacturing orders in China are down 40 percent, according to the latest CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map data. HLS expects most carriers to extend their West Coast rates until December 14, holding at $1,300-$1,400 per forty-foot equivalent containers (FEU). The 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has suspended almost half of its U.S. West Coast services for December. is also impacting Vietnam, which has been booming as a manufacturing hub as more trade moved away from China. Canceled ocean sailings bound for Vietnam are up 50% for December.

☆ French food: 20 classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-30 | by ( Foren Clark | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —The roots of French cooking run deep. Adobe StockThis list of classic French dishes would be incomplete without the inclusion of something from the country’s extensive repertoire of patisserie. Adobe StockNot every French dish can be served all day, but then again, the crepe isn’t just any French dish. Blanquette de veauBlanquette de veau: Tender meat in a creamy, comforting sauce is a go-to dish for French home cooks. A large helping of pot-au-feu is thought to epitomize the spirit of French cooking – that sharing food, wine and conversation with a table full of loved ones is what makes life worth living.

Suspectul a fost împușcat de polițiști, fiind rănit şi a fost dus la spital. Teroristul a ajuns în Europa la sfârșitul lunii septembrie și a venit în Franța la începutul lunii octombrie. Ministerul de Externe de la Ankara a transmis condoleanțe rudelor victimelor și a declarat că Turcia s-a solidarizat cu poporul francez împotriva violenței și terorismului. De asemenea, Directorul comunicațiilor prezidențiale turcești, Fahrettin Altun, a declarat că Islamul nu poate fi folosit în numele terorismului și a condamnat atacul. În acest sens, Fahrettin Altun a mai spus că Turcia va continua să combată orice politician care îi insultă religia și valorile - și a reînnoit apelul Turciei de cooperare împotriva terorismului și extremismului.

Persons: Suspectul, Ivan Blanco, Teroristul, Sputnik France, Brahim, Reuters, francez Emmanuel Macron, Christian Estrosi, Akbar, 🗣️, obale”,, tun,, Ivan Blanco, Donald J. Trump Organizations: Sputnik, -, Nice, AFP, Christian Estrosi, Twitter, EvenementGrave, Donald Trump, Hurryet Daily News Locations: Franța, Nisa, cecenă, BUCUREŞTI, - Dame, francez Nisa, Notre, Dame, Avignon, Franței, Lyon, Lampedusa, Europa, Italia, Nice, francez, 32207623, Franta, aire, c l, unării N, Nisa

☆ Нападение в Ницце: есть погибшие и раненые (Фото/Видео)
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-29 | by ( ) newsmd.md time to read: +1 min

Тревожные новости из французского курортного города: неизвестный с ножом напал на прохожих, есть пострадавшие. В Ницце неизвестный напал с ножом на людей у церкви, передает РИА Новости со ссылкой на французские СМИ. 8h50 grand déploiement des forces de l'ordre à #NotreDame à #Nice. pic.twitter.com/SiuOhAeRG8 — Ivan Blanco (@ivanblancovilar) October 29, 2020Je suis sur place avec la @PoliceNat06 et la @pmdenice qui a interpellé l’auteur de l’attaque. pic.twitter.com/VmpDqRwzB1 — Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) October 29, 2020Мэр Ниццы Кристиан Эстрози заявил, что нападение похоже на теракт.

Persons: Кристиан Эстрози, Эстрози Organizations: РИА Новости, СМИ Locations: Ницца, НотрДам

Populația a fost anunțată să evite zona. pic.twitter.com/MUuxnNqsmM — Eric Ciotti (@ECiotti) October 29, 2020Motivul atacului rămâne neclar, dar primarul Estrosi a confirmat că, pe baza probelor de până acum, a fost un atac terorist. 8h50 grand déploiement des forces de l'ordre à #NotreDame à #Nice. Profesorul de școală Samuel Paty a fost ucis după ce le-a arătat elevilor diferite desene animate care îl înfățișau pe profetul Mahomed în timpul unei lecții despre libertatea de exprimare. Darmanin a spus că Franța trebuie să continue să lupte împotriva „islamismului rampant, care armează oamenii ideologic”.

Persons: Christian Estrosi, graves, sécurité, Eric Ciotti, Ivan Blanco, Gerald Darmanin, Samuel Paty, Mahomed, Darmanin, Eric Ciotti, Ivan Blanco Organizations: -, Sputnik France, francez, Interne, Christian Estrosi, Nice Locations: BRUXELLES, Notre - Dame, - Dame, Nice, Soutien, Franța

☆ 10 best cuisines in the world
▼ + stars: | 2017-07-12 | by ( Zoe Li | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Of course, it’s subjective according to personal tastes, but this is CNN Travel’s take on some of the best food cultures and destinations around the world. United StatesAmerica knows how to take a good food -- for instance, the hamburger -- and make it even better. With influences from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and a royal culinary tradition, Thai cuisine is the best of many worlds. The best part about eating Thai food in Thailand, though, is the hospitality. Sun, beach, service with a smile and a plastic bag full of som tam – that’s the good life.

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