Container Shipments Set To Fall 30%! A Setback for Shipping Giants?

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  • Global container shipments are set to fall 30% in the next few months, as retailers ask shipping companies to push back deliveries.
  • Shipments fell about 15% this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. 
  • The slump is a setback for shipping giants, which started the year strong as healthy trade volumes allowed the industry to boost rates. 
  • Inbound containers to the Port of Los Angeles plunged 26% in March, Singapore’s container throughput dropped to its worst reading since August.
  • Some...

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