News / Container shipping volumes expected to grow next year, but rates still in freefall

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In its Outlook for Container Shipping webinar presentation yesterday, Drewry said it expected growth across major tradelanes to hit a “relatively positive” year-on-year 5.5% in 2015, although the Asia-North Europe is predicted to expand by a more modest 3.5%, with the Eurozone woes economies dampening consumer demand.

However, critical to the supply-demand equation will be the delivery of new ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) said Drewry’s head of container research Neil Dekker, with 53 ULCVs due to be delivered next year, and ...