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strikeAug 14, 2026

Splash Wrap: The detour economy - Splash247

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Splash Wrap: The detour economy Shipping has always made money from distance. Increasingly, it is also having to make peace with detours. The defining theme of the week was an industry being forced to find another way around war, drought and infrastructure that can no longer be relied upon.

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    Splash Wrap: The detour economy Shipping has always made money from distance. Increasingly, it is also having to make peace with detours. The defining theme of the week was an industry being forced to find another way around war, drought and infrastructure that can no longer be r…

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