CONTAINER demand revisions suggest
that demand from Asia to the Middle East and South Asia is in a steep decline,
according to London research house Drewry Maritime Advisors.
"Since we last reported on this
trade our data provider Container Trades Statistics (CTS)
made a substantial downgrade to the shipments data for the Asia to Middle East
and South trade that erased the reported high growth in the first
quarter," said the Drewry note.
"The new CTS numbers indicate
that westbound trade to both regions grew five per cent instead of the
previously reported rate of 16 per cent. Moreover, demand appears to be in
retreat as second quarter volumes fell by three per cent.
"Broken down by region, the Asia
to Middle East container trade decreased by 5.7 per cent in the second quarter
to 850,000 TEU; all but wiping out the first quarter gains.
"Data for July continued the
depressing trend, falling by 11 per cent so that after seven months the trade
was down by 1.3 per cent year on year," said the research note.
Source : HKSG.
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