Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: That Sinking Feeling: Global Crisis Hits Shipping Industry Hard

Friday, 5 December 2008

That Sinking Feeling: Global Crisis Hits Shipping Industry Hard

Shipping benefits from globalization more than almost any other sector. But this has also made it more vulnerable to the global economic crisis. Freight and charter rates have plunged, jobs at shipping companies are being cut and many ships are being parked for months at a time.