Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Great difference in empty container traffic
(Cargoweb)
January 6, 1999
The most clear effect of the Asian crisis at the port of Rotterdam is the undiminished high outgoing trade in empty containers to the Far East. In the first half of 1997, the percentage of empty boxes leaving for this region was 6.2 percent, as opposed to 21.7 percent in the same period of this year. There are considerable differences between countries:
Containers leaving for the Far East 1st half of 1997 and 1998
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