News / Intra-Med container trades buck the trends as demand for feeders grows

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Despite the fact that its southern and eastern shorelines continue to be afflicted with the fallout from the Arab Spring, and its northern shore is home to some of Europe’s most stagnant economies, the Mediterranean container trade appears to be remarkably resilient, according to a new report from Dynamar.

The shipping consultant’s Intra-Mediterranean Container Trades report predicts that the volume of comtainers shipped in the region, 14.9m teu in 2013, will grow to 15.6m teu in 2015 and to over 17m ...