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Future Transport and Logistics brief week 26 2026
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- Abolition of "De Minimis" Exemptions: The United States and European Union concurrently ended long-standing duty exemptions for low-value imports, creating a terminal regulatory shock for direct-to-consumer parcel networks and forcing a systemic shift toward bulk ocean freight and localized warehousing.
- Premature Maritime Peak Season: Global container freight spot rates have surged over 40% year-over-year as importers aggressively front-load inventory to outpace impending tariffs and bypass persistent geopolitical chokepoints in the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.
- Aggressive Corporate Consolidation: The industry is bifurcating into models of absolute scale and niche specialization, evidenced by DSV ...
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