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Global seaborne trade posts first fall in 15 years
(Shipping Times)
March 11, 1999
It slipped 0.7% to 5,070m tons last year after growing 5.1% in 1997
By Felix Chan
[SINGAPORE]
World seaborne trade fell for the first time in 15 years to 5,070 million tons last year, according to a recent report by Oslo-based shipbrokers Fearnleys.
Seaborne trade fell by 37 million tons or 0.7 per cent last year, compared to a 5.1 per cent rise in 1997, ...... Read more on Shipping Times
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