Rob Shepard International Forest Products Trans-Pacific Exporter Issues: An Exporter's Perspective Page 10 March 1, 2010 If Carriers raise rates to compensatory levels, export volumes of base cargoes will drop sharply If Carriers keep rates at low levels to promote trades, they only hurt themselves In tight export markets, if Carriers abandon the larger volume base cargoes, they jeopardize damaging long term relationships and impacting sourcing decisions 2.
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