I was bullish on a rebound on world trade earlier this fall. Spot freight rates are up and so is container volume according to two industry data sources.
Bulls have hope according to two industry sources that see higher container volume and spot freight rate increases:
http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=837
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091123006101&newsLang=en