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Container shipping rates have surged nearly 30 percent as ships continue to be diverted from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Container shipping rates have surged nearly 30 percent as ships continue to be diverted from the Red Sea due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. to about 1% now.
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Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too. Oakland and the Seattle-Tacoma ports on the West Coast. Source: Boston Consulting Group. Which ports stand to gain and lose the most in this scenario? Both of these clusters have strong local markets.
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