Outbound containers from Asia to Europe decreased 3.4% to 1,351,627 TEUs in September, registering the first year-on-year shrinkage in seven months, according to a report unveiled by the Japan Maritime Center (JMC). Inbound containers from Europe to Asia, in contrast, increased 8.8% to 664,437 TEUs, swelling from a year earlier for nine months running.
In the first nine months (January-September), Asia exported a total of 12,622,534 TEUs from Europe, up 3.7%, while imports from Europe to Asia...