Weak demand leads to build up of containers in Chinese ports
According to the data released by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange on 11 February, the recovery of Chinese exports after the Chinese New Year holiday has not been satisfactory.
This has had a knock-on effect on container freight levels, and the balance between supply and demand is not ideal.
Drewry's World Container Index stated on 16 February that average shipping rate
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