The April 2025 edition of DHL’s Ocean Freight Market Update provides a nuanced and in-depth overview of the container shipping industry amid a complex mix of geopolitical disruptions, shifting trade policies, and evolving market dynamics

New informal trading blocs are likely to emerge in South Asia, centred on India or a major ASEAN country such as Indonesia. Russia’s preferred strategy will be to refrain from joining any single «constellation,» maintaining equidistance from the EU, China, and the new Asian hubs