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Ports weather the storm

03 May 2012

While cargo and container throughput grew steadily at most major ports in 2011, China’s port operators face a somewhat more challenging year in 2012 due to a continued slowdown in container throughput growth. The main factor dampening activity remains sluggish demand for Chinese exports to the EU, even as US demand shows real signs of picking up.

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