Drewry: Shipowners' hopes for rate hike dwindling
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The container carriers' hopes of achieving significant rate increases before the end of 2013 seem to dwindle in spite of the traditional peak seasons. According to Martin Dixon, research manager at analysts Drewry, the national holiday season in China, which begins in late September, will probably only lead to a modest increase in demand, a development that leaves the carriers with only a few options for the rest of the year, he says.
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