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Global Shipping Faces Stormy Seas As Trade Slows And Costs Rise

The UN trade and development body has warned that global maritime trade is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty.

After firm expansion last year, seaborne trade volumes are forecast to rise by just 0.5 per cent in 2025, the slowest pace in years, according to UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport 2025, launched in Geneva.

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by Joji Xavier

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