25/11/2025
Eastrong's Market Pulse: (21 November 2025)
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Key highlights this week:
[Maersk opens Shanghai Lingang New Logistics Center]
On November 20, Maersk Group's comprehensive logistics flagship warehouse located in Yangshan Special Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Lingang New Area, Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially launched. With an investment of more than US$140 million and a storage area of 113,000 square meters, the flagship warehouse is one of Maersk's largest warehousing investment projects, integrating four core functions: export distribution center, import distribution center, regional and global distribution center, and cross-border e-commerce fulfillment center. Maersk said that the flagship warehouse is backed by the Yangtze River Delta region, which is the most economically active in China, with local manufacturing advantages and a huge consumer market, and is close to the Southeast Asian market, with a superior geographical location.
[ZIM's profit in the third quarter shrank sharply year-on-year]
ZIM's operating income in the third quarter was US$1.78 billion, down 36% year-on-year, and net profit was US$123 million, down nearly 90% year-on-year. Despite this, ZIM slightly raised its lower limit for full-year 2025 expectations, raising its EBITDA forecast from $18-2.2 billion to $20-2.2 billion. ZIM CEO said that although the third quarter was affected by factors such as freight rate fluctuations, geopolitics, and tariff adjustments, ZIM showed strong resilience and continued to be profitable, so despite the weak market outlook in the fourth quarter, ZIM still maintains confidence in the annual profitability. In addition, ZIM also said that although the ceasefire in Gaza is progressing positively and ZIM also intends to return to Suez, it still needs to be further evaluated and confirmed.
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This article are sharing by Pacific Global Association's member M/s Eastrong International Logistics (Shanghai) WWW.EASTRONGINTL.COM Key highlights this week:[Maersk opens Shanghai Lingang New Logistics Center]On November 20, Maersk Group's comprehensive logistics flagship warehouse located in Yangs...