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+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { ShipmentsService, Shipment, ContactPerson } from '../../openapi';
+
+const useShipments = () => {
+    const [shipments, setShipments] = useState<Shipment[]>([]);
+    const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    const [defaultContactPerson, setDefaultContactPerson] = useState<ContactPerson | undefined>();
+
+    const fetchAndSetShipments = async () => {
+        try {
+            const shipmentsData = await ShipmentsService.fetchShipmentsShipmentsGet();
+            setShipments(shipmentsData);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to fetch shipments:', error);
+            setError('Failed to fetch shipments. Please try again later.');
+        }
+    };
+
+    const fetchDefaultContactPerson = async () => {
+        try {
+            const contacts = await ShipmentsService.getShipmentContactPersonsShipmentsContactPersonsGet();
+            setDefaultContactPerson(contacts[0]);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Failed to fetch contact persons:', error);
+            setError('Failed to load contact persons. Please try again later.');
+        }
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        fetchAndSetShipments();
+        fetchDefaultContactPerson();
+    }, []);
+
+    return { shipments, error, defaultContactPerson, fetchAndSetShipments };
+};
+
+export default useShipments;
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