Drewry: Container industry lost $5.2 billion in 2011

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Thursday, January 05, 2012
     London-based Drewry Maritime Research estimates the container industry lost as much as $5.2 billion in 2011, despite a projected global container growth of 6.5 percent last year. This year it is predicting overall growth of just 5.4 percent.    Drewry said the latest quarterly edition of its Container Forecaster publication predicts 2012 "will be another challenging year for liner operators. With question marks over the strength of global demand, delivery of big ships wil...
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