Subscribe to RSS feedSydney, Brisbane box trade down in August
Container trade through both Port Botany and Brisbane was lower in August this year than in August 2011.
There has been a slowing in comparative trade at Sydney (pictured) as well as Brisbane.
Port Botany box exports actually rose 2%, from 88,452 teu in August 2011 to 90,460 teu in August 2012, but a sharp decline in box imports produced an overall decrease in container trade through Sydney’s port.
Container imports through Port Botany...
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