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Bermuda, St Georges Harbour - Infrastructure

27 February 2018

Container Shipping - Volume growth is keeping up the optimism, even though the recent hefty reactivation of idle tonnage puts a cap on high flying freight rates.

13 June 2012

The first five months of 2012 have been developing in the right direction for the container shipping industry. Freight rates on the main routes have been going up markedly and consecutively in March, April, May and June, despite happening at a decreasing amount – the total hikes amount to USD 1,100-1,300 per TEU. This has lifted freight rates on the Far East to Europe trading lane from USD 536 per TEU just before Christmas to the current level of USD 1,634 per TEU, equal to +205%.

EU retail sales volumes fall 1.3%, indicating further weakening of container imports

04 August 2022

Retail sales are a key driver of European container imports. In early 2020 and early 2021, retail sales volumes in the EU and the UK suffered setbacks due to COVID restrictions but recently, high inflation and historically low consumer confidence have been the main concerns.