Bonus episode: Container shipping market outlook for 2023

<p><strong>The container shipping sector enjoyed an unprecedented boom during the pandemic but the coming year sees a combination of sluggish demand and sharply rising fleet growth.</strong></p><p>For listeners interested in specific industry sectors only we have taken the Seatrade Maritime Podcast Shipping markets outlook 2023 episode and split into four mini-episodes focusing on a specific sector. </p><p>In the first part of the series we are focusing on the container sector with Maritime Strategies International (MSI) analyst Daniel Richards. He tells the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that there were three different elements that were important looking forward into 2023 for the sector: expected trade growth, pace and size of fleet growth, and issues around congestion and capacity.</p><p>The episode covers:</p><ul><li>Trade growth outlook</li><li>Fleet growth forecast</li><li>Congestion and capacity</li><li>Container freight rates</li><li>Impact on container line earnings</li></ul><br/><p>Listen now!</p><p><em>If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to ensure you don't miss our latest uploads. Feel free also to recommend the show to a friend or colleague that you think would enjoy it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>For the latest news on the shipping and maritime industries make sure you visit </em><a href="https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>www.searade-maritime.com</em></a><em> or </em><a href="https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/newsletter_signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>subscribe to our newsletter</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Connect with Marcus Hand, Editor of Seatrade Maritime News:</em></strong></p><p><em>Follow him on Twitter: </em><a href="https://twitter.com/marcushand1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://twitter.com/marcushand1</em></a><em> </em></p><p><em>Connect with him on LinkedIn: </em><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-hand-b00a317/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https: