The Taiwanese liners’ monthly revenues fell by 7% month-on-month in August, a smaller decline than the CCFI’s 9% drop. Even so, the latest figures still leave aggregate revenues for the first two months of the third quarter 4% higher than in the final two months of the second quarter, keeping open the possibility of a quarter-on-quarter earnings rebound in third quarter. Nevertheless, it is almost certain that the Taiwanese carriers’ combined earnings in third quarter will not surpass their resu