英国海运咨询公司(OSC)最近发表了题为“2010年前世界集装箱港需求预测”的调查报告。该报告强调,尽管所预测的需求增长,但如果贸易保护主义的压力加大,则所预测的增长程度必将受到抑制。报告将预测的前提条件分为“第一种情况”和“第二种情况”。第一种情况是在关贸总协定(GATT)及其有关协定下,所预测的需求大幅度增长;第二种 The British Maritime Adviser (OSC) recently published a survey entitled “Demand Forecasts for the World’s Container Ports by 2010”. The report underlines that despite the projected increase in demand, the level of growth predicted is bound to be dampened if the pressures on trade protectionism increase. The report classifies the projected preconditions into “first case” and “second case.” The first is the dramatic increase in demand foreseen under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its related agreements; the second