OceanX: Postcard from 'pretty cool' Shanghai
Just as the US Trade Representative hits hard…
September is coming to an end, Q4 24 is about to start and the industry anxiously looks towards US ports and whether we get a last-minute deal or a strike and supply chain mayhem.
Meanwhile, our Chinese friends are putting their last shipments on the water, before heading into Golden Week from tomorrow, October 1st.
Oh, well: ocean rates keep dropping and the national holiday of the largest exporter will not hold that slide but will likely accelerate ...
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