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Oct 30 2023

European ports: sharp drop in container handling

In September, the Container Handling Index, jointly complied by RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL), surged by 4 points to a seasonally adjusted 128.0 points.

 

This remarkable increase was primarily attributed to expanding container handling activities in Chinese ports, although the data for Chinese ports in September is limited.

 

The North Range Index, indicative of economic developments in the northern Eurozone and Germany, significantly dropped from 102.0 to 99.0 points in September. Read more

 

Source: ITJ