Another trend that is unfolding is the continued penetration of containerization into the bulk trade, in particular on the back haul routes of imbalanced trades.
Regulatory development in the commodity sector are supporting this trend as shown in the case of Australian grain.
Since 2008, when grain trading was deregulated in Australia, the country's containerized wheat shipments increased tenfold.
Similarly, recent deregulation in Canada's grain market is likely to result in greater containerization of grain trade (Dynamar B.V.,2013)
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