The Storm that Sank Hanjin Shipping

Last summer Hanjin Shipping failed. It was only the sixth largest container shipping company in the world, but its bankruptcy may be the first of many in an industry caught in very heavy weather of its own making.  ...

Outage at Suntech

Here comes the sun In 2008, the clouds of pollution that clot the skies over China’s cities had officials there gasping for relief. They were even more troubled by the slowdown in China’s economy. Their solution was to promote solar energy, not only for clean energy...

A Perfect Storm

The shipping industry is in rough waters lately. In many categories, global capacity exceeds demand, and shipping rates and ship values have sunk to near-abyssal lows. Take the VLCC (“very large capacity carrier”) tanker business, for example. Back in 2005...