Chinese shipping profits surge across industry on capacity squeeze

COSCO, Sinotrans and port operators ride high while airlines left behind

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COSCO Shipping Holdings saw its profits soar by a factor of 32 in the first half of 2021 to 37.09 billion yuan. © Reuters

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Major Chinese and Hong Kong shipping groups logged record revenue and profit growth in the first half of the year, as tight capacity and a shortage of containers in key markets intersected with a disruption of operations at a number of major ports.

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