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Future Transport and Logistics brief week 35 2026
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- Engineered Ocean Rate Resilience: Despite a 4.2% expansion in global fleet capacity and softening demand, maritime carriers are successfully defending high spot rates (averaging $4,473 globally) by strictly managing capacity through tactical blank sailings and slow steaming.
- EU Air Cargo Regulatory Shock: The elimination of the €150 duty-free de minimis exemption triggered a 33% year-over-year collapse in low-value e-commerce imports from Asia to Europe, forcing airlines to reallocate freighter capacity toward robust Transpacific technology corridors.
- Cost-Driven Road Freight Inflation: European road freight rates have accelerated to historic highs (with spot rates surging 14.6 points quarter-over-quarter), driven by compound ...
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