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News / Container shipping demand may dip this year, but market balance still improving

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Container shipping demand growth is expected to be lower this year than last.

But, in its latest overview of the sector, shipping association BIMCO still expected it to be “high enough to potentially improve the fundamental market balance”.

BIMCO forecasts demand growth in 2018 of 4% to 4.5%, ...

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