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    Oliver Telling

    Supply Chain Reporter

    Oliver Telling reports on global supply chains for the FT, covering the shipping and logistics industries, as well as the supply chain issues impacting multinationals across all sectors.

    He was previously acting Singapore correspondent and before that an investment writer for FT magazine Investors' Chronicle.

    He was named the best newcomer to financial journalism at the 2020 State Street Press Awards and was named one of MHP's 30 To Watch in journalism in 2023.

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    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      EU trade
      EU states call on Brussels to rethink shipping emissions charge

      Southern European shipping nations say measures risk diverting business away from European ports

      A cruise ship docked near a container terminal at Port of Barcelona, Spain
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Moral Money
      Cost of UK biodiversity regulation could be ‘catastrophic’, ports say Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, can the ESG agenda work for Africa?

      A wind turbine surrounded by sea
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail owner blames widening losses on April pay deal and strikes

      International Distributions Services posts £319mn half-year operating loss

      Post boxes
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      Shipping
      Shipowners press UK to diverge from EU on antitrust rules

      Competition regulator urged to seize post-Brexit sovereignty after Brussels axed industry’s exemption

      Container ships moored at Felixstowe in the UK
    • Monday, 6 November, 2023
      News in-depthUK business
      Better UK productivity requires longer-term tax breaks, say business leaders

      Calls for permanent capital allowances come ahead of government’s Autumn Statement

      DS Smith said: ‘Our productivity in the UK is lower than in France. It is solely due to investment.’
    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      Shipping
      Shipowners urged to protect vessels against electric-car fires

      Exports of lithium ion-based products increase safety risks and pose ‘huge problem’ for shipping, says IMO

    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      AP Møller-Maersk AS
      Maersk cuts 10,000 jobs as shipping boom ends

      Danish company warns costs will remain under pressure for next two years

      A Maersk container in Indonesia
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
      Container shipping
      Shipping industry steers container production away from China

      Push comes after pandemic highlighted reliance on manufacturers in world’s second-largest economy

      Containers are loaded onto a ship at Tien Sa port in Da Nang city, Vietnam
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Shipping
      US regulator hands out more fines in shipping crackdown

      Federal Maritime Commission expands activity after claims of unfair charging practices

      Container ship at sea
    • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
      UK infrastructure
      UK infrastructure has deteriorated in last 10 years, manufacturers warn

      Government should prioritise investment in roads and 5G, says survey by trade body Make UK

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    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      News in-depthShipping
      Mexico revives century-old railway in $2.8bn bid to rival Panama Canal

      President Andrés Manuel López Obrador makes bold attempt to lure container traffic

      Interoceanic Train of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Oaxaca
    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
      Sexual misconduct allegations
      Shipping industry concern mounts over bullying and sexual harassment

      Danish government is latest authority to warn that incidents have reached ‘unacceptable’ levels

      Female crew member on deck of a cargo ship
    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      FT live news
      Day eight of Israel conflict as it happened: Israel planning ‘significant ground operations’ in Gaza
    • Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
      Container shipping
      EU scraps competition law exemptions for shipping lines

      Clampdown comes at critical time for container companies whose earnings have fallen since the end of lockdown

      Aerial view of freight ship on the sea
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      News in-depthBrexit
      Ports and truckers clash over post-Brexit border costs

      Transport groups oppose high fees, but port operators need to recoup cost of new border facilities

      A queue of trucks at the Port of Dover in Kent, UK.
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Moral Money
      Investors pressure Nike on wages allegedly owed to factory workers Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, Africa’s ‘staggering’ finance gap

      People walk past the Nike ‘tick’ logo
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      Container shipping
      Shipping industry legal action surges as Ukraine war drives ‘emotive’ disputes

      Falling profits and tension over Black Sea dangers behind rise in arbitration, lawyers say

      A container ship transits the Bosphorus
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      UK economy
      UK wages: which sectors are driving up pay?

      Britain could see interest rates rise further as pay growth remains high

      montage of a worker in front of a graphic
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      P&O Ferries
      P&O Ferries’ market share eroded by competition from low-cost operators

      The shipping group’s cargo capacity on its routes has fallen sharply

      A P&O vessel leaving Dover
    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      Climate change
      Shipowners and traders clash over cost of climate regulations

      Dispute over who pays for cleaning up shipping emissions deepens struggle to decarbonise global trade

    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      Transport
      Logistics groups seek Asian bases to help clients offshore from China

      Trend is fuelled by cash reserves swollen by high pandemic-era earnings

      Containers are loaded onto a ship at a port in Hai Phong, Vietnam
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      Shipping
      Cargill boss calls for ship owners to invest in wind power

      US agricultural trader and freight operator is testing vessel fitted with 37.5 metre-high sails

    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Royal Philips NV
      Billionaire Agnelli family takes 15% stake in Philips

      Exor says it supports Dutch group’s shift from consumer electronics to healthcare

      John Elkann, chief executive of Exor, the Agnellis’ holding company
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Climate change
      Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry

      Restrictions triggered by lack of rain are likely to occur ‘again and again’ as climate change worsens

    • Sunday, 13 August, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Multinationals turn to generative AI to manage supply chains

      Geopolitical tensions and new laws requiring companies to monitor environmental and human rights abuses in their supply networks drive interest

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