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World Service,12 Jan 2024,26 mins

Red Sea crisis: What does it mean for the shipping industry?

World Business Report

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The freight sector is having to choose between the risk of an attack or an expensive and long diversion. How will this impact business? Voters in Taiwan go to the polls for a presidential election that could have significant implications for the country’s economic future. We look into the details. And the car rental company Hertz has announced plans to sell off 20,000 electric vehicles and replace them with fossil fuel cars. We explain why. (Picture: Container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal. Picture credit: REUTERS)

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