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by jcampbell1 1291 days ago
Two effects here: First the substitution effect because the price gap narrows between other modes of transport which are less carbon efficient. Second, effect of switching to more efficient ocean cargo. The latter is quite small because fuel has been about 50% of the cost of ocean freight for a long time. The incentive for carbon efficiency has always existed for ocean freight.