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Orderly ordering — container shipping's big challenge
Supply an demand is finally back in balance in the volatile container trades, but could cheap money fuel another ordering bonanza that would de-rail the recovery?
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Orderly ordering - container shipping's big challenge
Janet Porter
Supply and demand is finally back in balance in the volatile container trades, but could cheap money fuel another ordering bonanza that would de-rail the recovery?
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