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Asian Container Liners Set for Profit Drop as Tariff Boom Fades
A container ship operated by Nippon Yusen KK at a terminal in Tokyo in July.
Photographer: Akio Kon/BloombergAsian container liners’ profits might have just peaked.
A sharp drop in shipping rates could be on the cards later this year after tariff-driven demand in the second quarter pulled forward volumes from the traditional third-quarter peak season.