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The Manifest, Episode 40: Fog, Copper and the Crewless Ship Latest
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The Manifest, Episode 40: Fog, Copper and the Crewless Ship

Why container rates keep falling, why smelters are paying miners to take their ore, and what happens on the night a feeder ship sails with nobody aboard.

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  1. Tariff Engineering, or Why Your Sneakers Have Felt on the Soles
    3 min

    Tariff Engineering, or Why Your Sneakers Have Felt on the Soles

    Episode 2 ·
  2. The Grain Corridor, Told by the People Who Load It
    3 min

    The Grain Corridor, Told by the People Who Load It

    Episode 3 ·
  3. A Night Shift on the Quay: Forty Metres Up With the Crane Operators
    3 min

    A Night Shift on the Quay: Forty Metres Up With the Crane Operators

    Episode 4 ·
  4. The Battery Park Next to the Substation
    3 min

    The Battery Park Next to the Substation

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  5. The Last Paper in Trade: Letters of Credit Go Digital
    3 min

    The Last Paper in Trade: Letters of Credit Go Digital

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