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New price hikes may slow ocean spot rate slide – but for how long?

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New price hikes may slow ocean spot rate slide – but for how long?

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News / Airfreight demand expected to weaken through Q2

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News / Supply chain delays expected after earthquake hits Myanmar

News / Real test of Gemini hub and spoke model yet to come, says Maersk

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News / Crowley and CN set to launch North American intermodal service in May

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News / Shippers have hard choices to make, says GSF, as tariffs begin to bite

News / Transpacific sees first major MSC blanks as rates fall and volumes falter

News / White House confirms automotive tariffs – 'a disaster for the industry'

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News / US tariff policy 'unsustainable and only temporary', says Geodis VP

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