JOC’s Top 10 Shipping Trends in 2015
JOC’s Top 10 Shipping Trends in 2015
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Let’s check out the Top Shipping trends that shaped 2015 according to JOC:
1. Significant drop in oil, fuel prices
2. Acquisition flurry in the logistics sector

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3. International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract
4. Financial strains, possible consolidation of ocean carriers
5. China’s slowdown and its impact
6. US truck capacity swings from ‘crunch’ to ‘calm’
7. Port congestion
8. Signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

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