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  "path": "/trade/2026/04/23/the-back-up-route-the-world-cant-afford-to-ignore/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T07:47:54.000Z",
  "site": "https://meobserver.org",
  "tags": [
    "Trade",
    "Global shipping",
    "Oman’s ports",
    "Red Sea area",
    "Saudi Arabia",
    "Strait of Hormuz",
    "Yanbu Port"
  ],
  "textContent": "Global shipping is being reshaped by structural realities rather than temporary market disruption. The latest carrier data shows global schedule reliability falling to 59.0% in February 2026, down 3.2 percentage points month-on-month, while average vessel delays widened to 5.49 days, the highest since February 2025. Corridor performance remains uneven, with Asia–North Europe reliability at 61.4%, […]",
  "title": "The Back-Up Route the World Can’t Afford to Ignore"
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