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Asian shipping lines suffer further losses

By Robert Wright in London

Published: October 29 2009 21:47 | Last updated: October 29 2009 21:47

Two of Asia’s biggest shipping lines on Thursday announced major losses for the June-September quarter in a further sign of the unprecedented severity of the crisis battering the industry.

Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines, which operates the world’s fifth-largest container ship fleet, said that it would lose money at least for the first half of 2010 as it announced $139m net losses for the three months to September 30.

An APL container ship at its dock

Nol's APL container unit has seen volumes for the quarter down 6 per cent on previous year

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