市场竞争更趋激烈——2011年集装箱运输市场上半年回顾及展望

Review of the first half 2011 of container shipping market and its prospects in the second half

大船上线后频频抛出低价扩张市场,为后期再演价格激战埋下了伏笔,班轮业会在新情况之下进一步整合。

The first quarter is the traditional slack of shipping market. The second quarter began to pick up. But compared with the same period last year, the overall of the market still show tired pace. The growth of the world economic and trade demand trend directly influences the container cargo demand. This year, along with the economic and trade growth being expected to slow the pace, the container demand growth will also drop from last year's 13% back to around 8%. The second half year is a traditional freight busy season, but this year is likely to present a low season characteristic. The hot season picture will not be reproduced.