News / Logistics players now caught in tit-for-tat trade spat between the US and Turkey

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Shippers will look to alternative markets should relations continue to sour between Turkey and the US over economic sanctions.

It seems the US, and in particular its commander in chief, has no shortage of targets when it comes to using sanctions to get what it wants, leaving logistics companies panicking.

In response to the sanctions, Turkey’s President Erdogan encouraged the country to reject iPhone and other Apple products in favour of Samsung or domestic electronics.

One source told The Loadstar that, while it was “too soon” to ...