By casting a wide net over maritime transportation, including container shipping, bulk commodities and various forms of energy charters, the main goal of our theme is to highlight trends, both in global trade and by industry in the sector
With 90% of world’s trade carried by sea according to the IMO, the ups and downs in the volume of goods and raw materials moved around the world signal economic trends that will impact all national economies. However volatile, global trends stand out by selected period
The sensitivity of each industry to economic (and political) forces at play is highlighted by their performance charts against the global theme
We suggest these industry trends, notably for maritime freight bulk or maritime freight global operators, are front running the economic cycles of national economies
