Typically, our yard is not this highly utilised and at the moment it is at 90%-100% utilisation from 70%-80% in a normal year.... Goods are not flowing as how they should normally, ” Ruben says.“ This is also the reason why there is a shortage of containers since goods are staying in containers longer than they normally would.... A round-trip( shipping) is now taking longer than they normally would....

End-user demand was higher in mining and heavy construction. The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency.... Caterpillar's full year profit more than doubled to$ 6.49 billion, or$ 11.83 per share.... Adjusted earnings were$ 10.81 per share. Shares declined slightly before the market open amid a broad pullback in U.S. markets....

" Homebuilders are reportedly turning away buyers as they attempt to reduce the backlog of sales." New home sales rose 1.0% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 708, 000 units last month.... The dollar was flat against a basket of currencies.... U.S. Treasury prices were mostly lower. LOWER-COST STATESLast month's gain in new home sales was driven by a 1.3% rise in the populous South and a 14.4% jump in the West....

Auto parts supplier Aptiv Plc is facing significant semiconductor supply constraints in the third

Wednesday, a sign that supply bottlenecks continued to delay deliveries and weigh on the country's

This photo shows the Bank of Japan headquarters building in Tokyo.... Many members also said the debt woes of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group warrant close attention for the impact they may have on the global economy, with one of them stressing the need for the BOJ to respond promptly if necessary.... Japan has seen the number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases falling in recent weeks and a state of emergency ended at the end of September, raising economic recovery hopes....

KARACHI: Pakistan is unlikely to meet a target for Russian crude to make up two-thirds of its oil imports, despite attractive prices, hampered by a shortage of foreign currency and limitations at its refineries and ports, officials and analysts say. The cash-strapped South Asian nation became Russia’s latest customer snapping up discounted crude that has been banned from European markets due to Russia’s war on Ukraine.... Its first cargo arrived in June and a second is now under negotiation.It

KARACHI: Pakistan is unlikely to meet a target for Russian crude to make up two-thirds of its oil imports, despite attractive prices, hampered by a shortage of foreign currency and limitations at its refineries and ports, officials and analysts say. The cash-strapped South Asian nation became Russia’s latest customer snapping up discounted crude that has been banned from European markets due to Russia’s war on Ukraine.... Its first cargo arrived in June and a second is now under negotiation.It

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— Pakistan State Oil — did not get even a single bid for Oct 22-24 delivery window due to supply