Shipbuilders, container lines, and port operators that took advantage of China’s global resource boom are among the biggest victims of the country’s slowdown, after China’s exports fell by 1.8% in 2015, while its imports dropped 13.2%, according to Bloomberg.
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At the Port of Singapore container traffic fell by 8.7% in 2015, which is the first decline in six years.
Volumes at the Port of Hong Kong also fell by 9.5% in 2015.
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Beyond Asia, the Port of Rotterdam also recorded a dip in containerised traffic for the year.
The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the cost of shipping coal, iron ore, grain, and other non-oil commodities, has fallen 76% since August, 2015.
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PTI recently published a story that reported on the plummeting of the index, which has continued its decline since late 2015.
According to Reuters Africa, the index and currently stands at 290 points.
