Container shipping volume growth Archives

Fitch Ratings: Healthy but slower growth for box shipping in 2019

Container shipping can look forward to healthy but slower volume growth in 2019 even as the overall global shipping sector’s outlook remains negative, reflecting…

December 5, 2018
2 minute read

UNCTAD report warns trade wars a threat to global shipping outlook

Trade volume by sea expanded a healthy 4% in 2017, the fastest growth in five years, and similar growth is forecast for this year,…

October 5, 2018
3 minute read

Box shipping’s ‘new normal’ demand growth lower than expected, says Bimco

Container shipping posted sluggish volume growth in 2015 that did not translate to higher freight rates, as both box and global gross domestics product…