The future is on hold: uncertainty stymies shipping strategy
- The Lloyd’s List mid-year outlook finds shipping stalling on decisions amid geopolitical uncertainties
- The outlook for seaborne trade volumes is weakening and investment in longer-term decarbonisation is on hold
- An era of economic stability is ending and a new global economic and market paradigm is emerging, but the end state is not yet clear
As economic stability crumbles and geopolitical tensions flare, any short-term upside from the current disruption is being outweighed by fears of an uncertain future. Strategic investment is on hold as shipping prices in the risk of the new economic landscape
