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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily May 13, 2025 (Tue)

PCC; Unavoidable tone down of automobile seaborne trade due to US auto tariff

Spot freight rates to soften, capital costs to rise

　Shipping companies involved in PCTC operations are concerned about a decline in cargo movements to ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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