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European containerised imports likely to be stuck with demand growth of just 2% for years to come.
Trade tensions between the US and China and Europe, force consumers of containerised goods in the West to show signs of being ‘saturated’.
Demand growth in the first 11 months of 2018, was the slowest recorded in the past decade for intra-Asia at 3.8%.
A 3.4% container-fleet growing demand and low freight rates in 2019 is forecasted.
A renewed interest in ULC observed with orders up from 9 units...