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Shipping at "unique moment in history" as conflicts fail to derail demand

How has the global economy - and cargo demand - remained so strong despite so many trade disruptions in the course of the decade? Greg Miller, of Lloyd's List, reports

Trade disruptions are extremely profitable for shipowners, but there is a limit. Theoretically, disruptions can become so extreme that demand destruction from economic fallout offsets rate upside from lower effective vessel supply.

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