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Contract season in limbo as carriers eye conditions for a Red Sea return

Drewry Shipping Consultants Headlines

News / Vietnam gains manufacturing ground – but will this provoke US tariffs?

News / Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

News / Carriers put the frighteners on shippers, but rates uptick 'just a blip'

News / Carriers hit by wave of rising costs rethink N Europe box port networks

News / China’s container depots fill up as exports feel the pinch

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News / The 'mother of all BAFs' looms for shippers as green targets advance

News / Reefer container rates set to join the downward trend, warns Xeneta

News / NVOs can benefit as box lines struggle through 'years of pain'

News / Container terminal operators face rising costs in a softer market

News / Low ocean shipping rates here to stay as overcapacity looms

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Contract season in limbo as carriers eye conditions for a Red Sea return

Drewry Shipping Consultants Headlines

News / Vietnam gains manufacturing ground – but will this provoke US tariffs?

News / Ocean carriers determined to hang onto containers as supply tightens

News / Carriers put the frighteners on shippers, but rates uptick 'just a blip'

News / Carriers hit by wave of rising costs rethink N Europe box port networks

News / China’s container depots fill up as exports feel the pinch

COMPANY NOTICES

News / The 'mother of all BAFs' looms for shippers as green targets advance

News / Reefer container rates set to join the downward trend, warns Xeneta

News / NVOs can benefit as box lines struggle through 'years of pain'

News / Container terminal operators face rising costs in a softer market

News / Low ocean shipping rates here to stay as overcapacity looms

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News / Shippers now have the edge when it comes to contract renewal, says Drewry

News / Reefer challenges take a bite out of booming global perishables trade

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