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War and climate change drive surge in global shipping costs

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

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

BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 35

Why it matters

The surge in global shipping costs driven by war and climate change affects multiple key trade routes and has broad implications for supply chains and credit conditions in trade finance, but it is a notable market development rather than a structural or monetary-policy event.

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