我们看到,在诸多中国港航企业遭遇“寒冬”洗礼的时刻,一种健康的、积极的力量正在潜伏、生长。经历了近8年好年景之后,全球航运业不期然在2008年迎来了冬天。连续几年的全球大宗商品价格暴涨,带来了航运业的繁荣,但世界范围内爆发的金融危机,使航运业受到新的挑战。全球航运业遭遇严重打击,航运指数大幅下挫,航运市场遭遇需求不足,而且业界预测这种局面还将持续数年。 We have seen that a healthy and positive force is lurking and growing at a time when many Chinese ports and shipping companies are suffering from “cold winter” baptism. After nearly 8 years of good years, the global shipping industry unexpectedly ushered in the winter in 2008. The consecutive years of soaring global commodity prices have brought the prosperity of the shipping industry. However, the global financial crisis has given the shipping industry new challenges. The global shipping industry suffered a severe blow, the shipping index plunged, the shipping market suffered from lack of demand, and the industry predicted the situation would continue for several years.