News / Container shipping pundits paint gloomy picture of more sluggish growth in 2016

18/11/2015

Any semblance of supply-demand balance in container shipping any time soon is “a lost cause”, Drewry’s Stijn Rubens told delegates at Intermodal Europe in Hamburg yesterday.

The senior consultant at Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, said 2015 was likely to turn out to be the worst year ...

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Jonathan Roach
December 04, 2015 at 12:03 pm
I agree with Mr Fossey, there is a big opportunity for the more aggressive and less risk-averse liner carriers to capitalise on the weaker time charter market to secure cheaper tonnage for as long as possible. World box trade is tepid at the moment but trade has not collapsed and opportunities will arise to increase market share and expand coverage.

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