Indian exporters are navigating significant logistics and geopolitical challenges caused by severe transhipment delays and escalating global trade tensions. Severe congestion at key transhipment hubs like Singapore and Colombo, fueled by Chinese exporters frontloading US-bound cargo ahead of the Christmas peak, has triggered a shortage of feeder vessels and driven spot freight rates up over 100% year-on-year on major routes. Consequently, Indian exporters in regions such as Cochin, Tuticorin, and Chennai face container wait times of 15 to 20 days and volatile freight pricing, further compounded by supply chain rerouting due to ongoing regional conflicts in West Asia. Compounding these operational hurdles, the US Senate has passed a sweeping anti-Russia sanctions bill with an 86-11 vote. The proposed legislation grants authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries continuing to purchase Russian crude oil, placing major buyers like India and China in direct line of potential secondary trade penalties as the draft bill moves to the US House of Representatives