Container shipping costs plunge as consumer spending declines
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Global maritime trade has fallen to a shadow of pandemic peak as high inflation and reopenings hit goods purchases
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Shipping-cost drop a 'smoking gun' foretelling inflation to cool
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CONTAINERS DOWN 🔽 & TANKERS UP 🔼
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Matt McLean on LinkedIn: Container shipping costs plunge as
Rahul Saraswat on LinkedIn: Container shipping costs plunge as
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global economy: Charting the global economy: Shipping rates
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