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bucolic_frolic

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1. To maintain profits and pay costs, shipping rates will have to rise

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:54 AM

Apr 2025

because of reduced volume, cancellations, partially empty containers. That's my take on it. Tariffs are like throwing a monkey wrench into a large, finely tuned, running system.

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Trump's reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say [View all] demmiblue Apr 2025 OP

To maintain profits and pay costs, shipping rates will have to rise bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #1

Trump loves creating chaos. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #2