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War and climate change drive surge in cost of shipping through global chokepoints

Financial Times · 17 August 2026 at 05:00

War and climate change drive surge in cost of shipping through global chokepoints

Rates along routes including Panama Canal, Rhine, Red Sea and Black Sea jump, while Hormuz closure also hits seaborne trade

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War and climate change drive surge in cost of shipping through global chokepoints

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