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One way to examine the fallout of the U.S.-China trade dispute is to analyze the curves of global container-shipping pricing over the past year. The data clearly shows the extent to which the trans-Pacific trade has faltered in relation to both the global average and the Asia-to-Europe lane. The...

The trans-Pacific container trade from Asia to North America is headed for its first annual decline in a decade, according to Alphaliner. Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and COSCO are the carriers that have lost the most market share this year as volumes have contracted. The France-based container...