News / Smoother sailing for container shipping next year with volumes set to increase

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Container shipping lines and freight forwarders serving Europe’s two most important deepsea container trades are likely to see a return to growth next year, according to Journal of Commerce chief economist Mario Moreno.

Addressing the JOC’s Container Trade Europe event in Hamburg this morning, Mr Moreno said both the Asia-Europe and transatlantic routes would see increased volumes in 2016.

While Asia-Europe volumes this year are expected to contract by 3.5%, Mr Moreno predicted that, in 2016, westbound volumes from Asia to Europe ...