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A cargo ship at a container port in Yantai city in eastern China's Shandong province on March 30, 2025. US tariffs on China could be as high as 54 per cent. AP

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US levies and countermeasures by trading partners could hit global shipping sector with international trade wars and sustained higher inflation, analysts say

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