05JUL2019 - NEWS - Economic uncertainty roils maritime container shipping, Drewry Report

Drewry downgrades growth forecast for 2019 global port throughput from 3.9 percent to 3.0 percent. The maritime container shipping market faces disruption in 2019 due to mounting economic uncertainty triggered by tariffs on international trade, according to a report from the shipping consultancy Drewry. Citing those conditions, Drewry on Wednesday downgraded its forecast for global port throughput growth in 2019 to 3.0 percent, from its previous prediction of 3.9 percent.