News / Does this volatile market herald the end of long-term freight contracts?

13/03/2020

Shippers and BCOs are being advised against signing long-term contracts with ocean carriers, due to the “unprecedented uncertainty” in the liner industry.

Speaking via a webinar yesterday, organised in response to the coronavirus supply chain disruption, Patrik Berglund, chief executive of Oslo-based ocean freight benchmarking platform ...

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