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Future Transport and Logistics brief week 27 2026
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Episode notes
- The global maritime sector is facing a synthetic capacity crisis, with approximately 11% of the global container fleet (3.7 million TEUs) trapped in port queues, neutralizing the impact of new vessel deliveries and driving spot rates to pandemic-era peaks.
- Air cargo rates have decoupled from declining jet fuel costs, remaining at premium plateaus due to an unprecedented explosion in AI and semiconductor hardware demand that has established a high pricing floor and crowded out price-sensitive e-commerce.
- Logistics networks are contending with extreme regulatory fragmentation, including the activation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the removal of the €150 duty exemption, alongside defensive inventory ...
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