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Market forces dictate freight rates that shippers have to pay
(Shipping Times)
October 28, 1998
By Seafarer
RECENTLY the Federation of Asean Shippers' Councils (FASC) launched a series of virulent attacks on shipping lines over recent increases in freight rates and terminal handling charges (THCs). A casual observer would probably have been led to believe lines were something akin to the big bad wolf exploiting defenceless shippers for vast profits. ...... Read more on Shipping Times
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