Drewry expects 2024 to be the second highest year on record for dry freight manufacturing as Q2 2024 records an all-time high quarterly production.
In July, the output of dry freight and reefer containers exceeded 850,000 teu from factories in China, with manufacturers reporting full orderbooks until mid-October.
Drewry noted that the provision for containers in numbers and at locations where they are required has become a challenge because of the strong exports from Asia, congestion at large container transhipment hubs and declining container productivity due to the extended voyage caused by the Red Sea crisis.
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