JOC’s Top 10 Shipping Trends in 2015
JOC’s Top 10 Shipping Trends in 2015
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Let’s check out the Top Shipping trends that shaped 2015 according to JOC:
1. Significant drop in oil, fuel prices
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2. Acquisition flurry in the logistics sector
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3. International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract
4. Financial strains, possible consolidation of ocean carriers
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5. China’s slowdown and its impact
6. US truck capacity swings from ‘crunch’ to ‘calm’
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7. Port congestion
8. Signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
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9. Intermodal rail’s slow recovery
10. Decline of air cargo after a strong increase in late 2014-early 2015
