SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION

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Freight rates surge against the odds as global shipping rewrites the playbook

14/07/202516/07/2025

Despite geopolitical friction, inflation, and weak bulk demand, global freight rates are rewriting the script. Containers surge, dry bulk sinks, and the second half of 2025 promises turbulence, not tranquility, across maritime trade

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Tariff tremors: The global ripple effects of Trump’s proposed 60% China duties

19/11/202411/02/2025

A Trump administration proposal to impose sweeping 60% tariffs on Chinese goods—and those passing through Chinese-controlled ports in Latin America—promises widespread economic and geopolitical repercussions