The grim outlook for container shipping is not simply a reflection of the recession. There is a deeper concern.

严峻的集装箱货运前景并不单单只是反映了经济萧条那么简单，而是有更深层次的原因。

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WITH world merchandise trade growing by around 15% a year and China's exports at nearly twice that rate, the boom in container shipping is set to run and run.

随着国际贸易以每年15%的速度增长，再加上两倍于此的中国出口增长率，集装箱运输业的增长必将势不可挡。

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France's CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, is to take its first step on to public equity markets by merging its Global Ship Lease arm with a listed shell company.

世界上第三大集装箱海运公司——法国的CMA CGM(达飞轮船)开始了他走向公开市场的第一步，将它的分公司环球租船（Global Ship Lease）注进了一个上市的壳公司。

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It will expand the container shipping market and also help the environment.

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The grim outlook for container shipping is not simply a reflection of the recession.

ECONOMIST: Shipping in the downturn

Since container shipping accounts for 52% of the total value of the world's seaborne trade, according to Lloyd's Maritime Intelligence Unit, Forbes used it to rank the world's busiest ports.

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"The history of container shipping involves ship lines taking huge gambles, " says Marc Levinson, who points to a trend for some American and European companies to move manufacturing back from Asia.

BBC: How much bigger can container ships get?