# China's Cargo Pivot: Africa, India and South America

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Podcast: [The Freight Buyers' Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-freight-buyers-club-5997309)
Published: 2026-06-11T13:27:00+00:00
Episode link: https://the-freight-buyers-club.castos.com/episodes/chinas-cargo-pivot-africa-india-and-south-america
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## Resource

China's exports to the US have fallen, but China hasn't slowed down. It has redirected. In this clip from the latest episode of The Freight Buyers' Club, Nigel Pusey, CEO of Container Trades Statistics, walks through where the cargo is going now: Sub-Saharan Africa up 33% in Q1 2026, South and Central America up 17%, India up 17%. He explains why this started before the latest round of tariffs, and how a logistics revolution in West Africa, with 20,000 TEU ships now calling Lagos, is making it possible. Watch or listen to the full episode for the complete picture, including the European trade imbalance, the Strait of Hormuz, and Nigel's predictions for the rest of the year. Links on the channel. Produced with the support of Dimerco Express Group. #ContainerShipping #GlobalTrade #SupplyChain #ChinaTrade #Logistics

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