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4 October 2026

Why shipping’s niche players are set to resurge

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Source reporting: Splash247

Why shipping’s niche players are set to resurge

Mark O’Neill discusses the likely shipping impact as the world shifts from globalisation to regionalisation. For decades, global shipping has been built around a simple premise: the more integrated the world economy became –  governed and regulated by a sophisticated and universally respected international rules-based order – the more efficient, standardised and global maritime transport would …

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