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Will Joe Biden benefit shipping? Chief executives disagree

Will Joe Biden's presidency benefit shipping or will his influence be minimal? ShippingWatch asks several executives from major container, tanker and dry bulk companies what they think, and their answers show that opinions differ.
Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
by TOMAS KRISTIANSEN, CHRISTIAN CARLSEN, DAG HOLMSTAD, IDHA TOFT VALEUR

While the outgoing US president, Donald Trump, has since January 2017 had an immense influence on the global shipping industry, carriers, offshore companies, logistics firms and ports now eagerly await the first concrete proposal from his replacement, the Democrat Joe Biden.

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