HOW 2016 STARTED A BLEAK FUTURE FOR 2017

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At Xeneta we believe there is an untapped potential for everyone in the industry to systematically learn from our individual and collective efforts We hold true that if you cannot measure it you cannot improve it Thatrsquos why we think actionable metrics is the key to continuously evolve for every business and ultimately the entire industry Rethinking global logistics is the vision of Xeneta

With international experience from the logistics industry we have first-hand knowledge of the challenges related to high volatility and lack of transparency in the ocean freight market By combining logistics background and information technology expertise we found the solution to these challenges

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FREIGHT RATES

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XENETA_AS

ABOUTXENETA

At Xeneta we believe there is an untapped potential for everyone in the industry to systematically learn from our individual and collective efforts We hold true that if you cannot measure it you cannot improve it Thatrsquos why we think actionable metrics is the key to continuously evolve for every business and ultimately the entire industry Rethinking global logistics is the vision of Xeneta

With international experience from the logistics industry we have first-hand knowledge of the challenges related to high volatility and lack of transparency in the ocean freight market By combining logistics background and information technology expertise we found the solution to these challenges

WE ARE TRANSFORMING GLOBAL LOGISTICS

ARE YOU PAYING THE RIGHT CONTAINER

FREIGHT RATES

DISCOVER SAVINGS POTENTIAL IN REAL

TIME

CONTACT US

ABOUTXENETA

At Xeneta we believe there is an untapped potential for everyone in the industry to systematically learn from our individual and collective efforts We hold true that if you cannot measure it you cannot improve it Thatrsquos why we think actionable metrics is the key to continuously evolve for every business and ultimately the entire industry Rethinking global logistics is the vision of Xeneta

With international experience from the logistics industry we have first-hand knowledge of the challenges related to high volatility and lack of transparency in the ocean freight market By combining logistics background and information technology expertise we found the solution to these challenges

WE ARE TRANSFORMING GLOBAL LOGISTICS

ARE YOU PAYING THE RIGHT CONTAINER

FREIGHT RATES

DISCOVER SAVINGS POTENTIAL IN REAL

TIME

CONTACT US

ARE YOU PAYING THE RIGHT CONTAINER

FREIGHT RATES

DISCOVER SAVINGS POTENTIAL IN REAL

TIME

CONTACT US

WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY FOR SHIPPING MIGHT BE ACCELERATING RAPIDLY THE PACE OF TRADE AND MORE SPECIFICALLY TRADE GROWTH ARENrsquoT LOOKING NEARLY AS PROMISING

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

AN IMPORTANT WAKE UP CALL

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO FEARS THAT THERErsquoS MORE AT STAKE THEN

SIMPLE SLUMPING PROFIT MARGINS AND WEAK DEMAND

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

THE RISE BEFORE THE FALL

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

AN IMPORTANT WAKE UP CALL

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO FEARS THAT THERErsquoS MORE AT STAKE THEN

SIMPLE SLUMPING PROFIT MARGINS AND WEAK DEMAND

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

THE RISE BEFORE THE FALL

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

AN IMPORTANT WAKE UP CALL

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO FEARS THAT THERErsquoS MORE AT STAKE THEN

SIMPLE SLUMPING PROFIT MARGINS AND WEAK DEMAND

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

THE RISE BEFORE THE FALL

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO FEARS THAT THERErsquoS MORE AT STAKE THEN

SIMPLE SLUMPING PROFIT MARGINS AND WEAK DEMAND

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

THE RISE BEFORE THE FALL

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

THE RISE BEFORE THE FALL

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

THIS MARKS THE SLOWEST RATE OF TRADE GROWTH

SINCE THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2009 ITS CLEARLY WHY OVER

SUPPLY IN THE CONTAINER SHIPPING MARKET DOESNT

SEEM TO BE DISAPPEARING

THE RISE BEFORE THE FALL

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

PART OF THE REASON THAT THE NEW DROPPING OFF IN TRADE

GROWTH IS HAVING SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IS THAT UP UNTIL RECENTLY WErsquoVE SEEN A

RATHER DYNAMIC RATE OF GROWTH

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

WATCHWEBINAR

THIS IS DUE IN PART TO THE THE RAPID GROWTH AND SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCE BY EMERGING COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL WHICH HAVE HELPED FUEL THE GROWTH OF THE GLOBAL GDP AND TRADE IN GENERAL

CONTAINER SHIPPING THROUGHPUT HAS JUMPED BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS WELL EXCEEDING THE RATES SEEN IN 2008 BEFORE THE 2009 DOWNFALL

SUPPLYCHAIN247 ANALYSTS OFFERED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAT FOR THE POSSIBLE RECENT DOWNTURN IN GROWTH

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

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WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO MISGUIDED POLICIES THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION MUCH

WORSE NOT ONLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TRADE BUT ALSO FOR JOB CREATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH ARE SO CLOSELY

LINKED TO AN OPEN TRADING SYSTEM

- THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

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FOR BETTER OR WORSE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS UNDERGOING

A TRANSFORMATION AND THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN ANYTHING

BUT SMOOTH IN ORDER FOR FREIGHT INDUSTRY TO NOT MERELY

SURVIVE BUT THRIVE THEYrsquoRE GOING TO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHANGES AND ADAPT AS

NECESSARY

THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

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THE TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY GOING TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER

ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

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ADAPTING TO A TRANSFORMING GLOBAL

ECONOMY

A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

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A NUMBER OF REASONS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO EXPLAIN THE DECLINE IN THE

RATIO OF TRADE GROWTH TO GDP GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING THE CHANGES IN

THE IMPORT CONTENT OF DEMAND ABSENCE OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION CREEPING

PROTECTIONISM A CONTRACTION OF GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS (GVCS) AND POSSIBLY THE

INCREASING ROLE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND E-COMMERCE BUT ALL HAVE LIKELY

PLAYED A ROLE

- ALBERTO AZEVEcircDO

JOIN PATRIK BERGLUND (CEO) AND THOMAS SOslashRBOslash (COO) ON DECEMBER 15TH AS WE TAKE A

LOOK BACK AT 2016

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