OceanX: Tariffs' implications; AI and the death of SaaS?
Stay calm and carry on…
The web of trade wars, tariffs and counter-tariffs, sanctions and counter-sanctions, continues and we may well say that it’s not favourable for international trade with the United States.
Talking to a few OceanX members, the focus nowadays is no doubt on other trade lanes and our role, in many cases, as consultants to our shippers and importers is on helping them sell to and procure from alternative markets.
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