US consumer demand for services not goods will keep freight rates high

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Consumers in the United States, and the country’s low retail inventories, could keep freight rates elevated, even post-pandemic.
According to Alan Murphy, CEO & partner at Sea-Intelligence, a resurgence of consumer spending on services in favour of physical goods, won’t necessarily put a dent in the record freight levels seen during the Covid-crisis.
He said, during today’s TOC Asia webinar: “When US consumers can move their spending back to services, they’ll take …

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