Chinese ports suffer from downturn in global economy

Chinese ports have less work and are suffering from factors including a large reduction in container exports out of China. The ports should not get their hopes up for a return to the good old days, reports Financial Times.
Photo: Georg Hammerstein/POLFOTO/ARKIV
Photo: Georg Hammerstein/POLFOTO/ARKIV
BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

The downturn in the global economy has hit the Chinese ports hard and it does not look like improvement is on its way to the country, which is home to seven of the ten largest container ports in the world.

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