Asia-Pacific maritime trade remains the backbone of global flows
December 4, 2025
Macro headwinds (tariffs, uncertainty) are shifting the 2025–26 focus from volume growth to cost control and risk management. Shippers will need to watch trade policies and funding conditions as closely as freight indices. OECD’s September 2025 outlook says the post-tariff “front-loading” bump in trade is fading, with global GDP growth easing from 2025 into 2026. Higher US tariffs and policy […]
