来源：American Shipper 2018-07-09
翻译：国际海事信息网 王雅媛 张运鸿
据行业分析公司集装箱贸易统计公司（Container Trade Statistics，以下简称CTS）的最新数据显示，由于欧洲进出口量和北美出口量的迅猛增长，一定程度上抵消了亚洲货运量的下降，所以今年五月的全球集装箱货运量较去年同月增长了1.3%，达到1447万TEU。
从每年的情况来看，总货运量自四月上涨了4.3%，是典型的季节性波动。
欧洲集装箱出口量上涨了3.1%，达到250万TEU；同时，集装箱进口量增加了2.6%，达到280万TEU。
另一方面，远东地区出口量年年都要下跌1%，该月则降至了840万TEU；而进口量下跌了0.2%，至570万TEU。
北美的集装箱出口量上涨了1%，达到140万TEU，进口量较2017年四月相对保持不变，为240万TEU（仅增长了0.06%）。
据CTS的数据显示，2018年前五个月的国际总货运量与2017年同期相比上涨了不到4%，为6860万TEU。
国际贸易量的增加对远洋运输公司来说是个好消息。2018年年初，这些公司就尝试提高运价，但第一季度的业绩却不尽人意。
截至上周，衡量集装箱运输现货定价的两大主要指数与去年同期相比有下降的趋势。
上海航运交易所的上海箱运指数（Shanghai Containerized Freight Index）较2017年七月首周下降了8%；由位于伦敦的海运咨询公司德鲁里（Drewry）发布的世界集装箱指数（World Container Index）则下降了5%。
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Container volume growth continues in May
Global transport volumes of containerized cargo grew 1.3 percent to 14.47 million TEUs in May compared with the same month a year ago, as strong growth in imports and exports to and from Europe and exports from North America was offset in part by a decline in Asian volumes, according to the latest data from industry analyst Container Trade Statistics (CTS).
On a sequential basis, total volumes rose 4.3 percent from April, in line with typical seasonal swings.
Containerized exports from Europe jumped 3.1 percent to 2.5 million TEUs, while import volumes climbed 2.6 percent to 2.8 million TEUs.
Far East Asia exports, on the other hand, slipped 1 percent year-over-year to 8.4 million TEUs for the month, while import volumes were down 0.2 percent to 5.7 million TEUs.
In North America, container export volumes ticked up 1 percent to 1.4 million TEUs, and at 2.4 million TEUs imports were relatively unchanged (up just 0.06 percent) compared with April 2017.
Through the first five months of 2018, total international volumes have grown just under 4 percent to 68.6 million TEUs compared with the same 2017 period, according to CTS.
The increase in international trade volumes will be welcome news for ocean carriers, which have struggled to increase rates in the early portion of 2018, leading to some disappointing first quarter financial results.
As of last week, two of the primary indices measuring spot pricing in container shipping were trending lower than at the same time last year.
Shanghai Shipping Exchange’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index clocked in 8 percent lower than in the first week of July 2017, while the World Container Index, produced by London-based shipping consultant Drewry, was down 5 percent.
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