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Trade Tensions Reshape Asia’s Shipping Routes
Published 3 weeks, 2 days ago
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US-China trade tensions are redrawing Asia’s shipping map, with container lines shifting capacity towards intra-Asian routes and Southeast Asia handling a growing share of Chinese trade. Malaysia could benefit from rising cargo flows and manufacturing relocation, but tariff changes, vessel oversupply and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz are making the outlook increasingly unpredictable. Can Southeast Asia turn these shifting trade flows into lasting investment, and what happens to shipping rates when geopolitical disruption eventually eases?
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