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Business
Global shipping gets innovative, the rise of saké and furniture made from aircraft parts.
Americas
The Chilean president's motorcade of choice and the Central American nations' dry-canal race.
Against the tide
It’s the last great state-owned passenger line, ferrying people around the vast Indonesian archipelago. But with low-cost airlines snapping at its heels it must change course.
Buoyancy aid
OSM, a Norwegian company, supplies the crews and captains you need for your tanker (or Boeing).
Finn blue line
Icebreaking is in the DNA of Finns. Their shipping heritage and expertise put them in good stead to face challenges from foreign competition, climate change and a race for Arctic resources.
The ice man
Finland’s icebreakers keep the Baltic Sea navigable and its ports open. Captain Tommy Berg of the MSV Fennica says keeping the ship on the right course is ultimately a team effort.
Rock the Basra
Iraq plans a shipping route to rival the Suez Canal, starting with a port south of Basra. The biggest project in the nation’s history, but will residents of the war-ravaged city benefit?
Expo 42: Trading places
Following Mubarak's fall, Egypt's future success relies on harnessing the Suez Canal's potential. But the nation faces growing competition from new superpowers, trade routes and the ever-present threat of piracy.
