Chinese container handling may have returned to a more rapid expansion in 2018 than the 2% growth seen in December would suggest. Data from COSCO Shipping shows a 10% increase in its Chinese ports’ performance on a year earlier in January, driven by a 16% rise in the Bohai Rim following the restructuring at Dalian. Hong Kong’s ports also returned to growth with a 9% rise in January vs. two months of declines. Yet, Chinese business managers’ outlook has darkened, and the figures early in the year will have been flattered by the later spring festival. A cautious approach to the Year of ...