Christian Schwab 
The container freight market [PDF ebook] 
Last ten years trend and involved mechanism

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Economy – Transport Economics, grade: A, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, language: English, abstract: Ship owners trade in four different markets: The new building market, the freight market, the
sales- and purchasing market and the demolition market. This paper
summarises the container freight market.
At first the paper will define the market and involved parties. Secondly key concepts as well as involved mechanism of the freight market will be introduced. After that, the last ten years
trend will be presented and mentioned mechanism and concepts will be applied accordingly.
Finally the summary will end with a conclusion.