Alphaliner doubts China as growth engine

The weaker industriel activity directed toward the Far East, and thus the Chinese demand that has been a driving force behind the global demand for two decades, marks a structural change for the container industry.
Photo: Jan Grarup
Photo: Jan Grarup
BY OLE ANDERSEN

The lower growth of the global economy in 2013 could have significant consequences for the container industry and will mark a "structural change" in the global demand in the container freight industry. This is primarily due to the weaker industrial activity directed toward the Far East, and thus the Chinese demand that has been a driving force behind the global demand for two decades, writes Alphaliner.

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