A 'dead cat bounce', as freight goes from rules-based to deals-based trade?
It’s not artificial intelligence we should be worrying about right now: it’s an artificial freight ...
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By Mike Wackett
All the major carriers are experiencing equipment shortages at Asian ports with popular 40ft high cubes in particular short supply at Chinese depots.
Anecdotal reports to The Loadstar suggest CMA CGM currently has a shortage of equipment at all of the main Chinese ports, while other carriers are advising of shortages at some docks and “near normal” availability at others.
However, one Chinese forwarding source said equipment availability was more about “what you are prepared to pay”, with some lines introducing a ...
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Flavio Luna
November 05, 2020 at 3:20 amCarriers are getting round-trip vessels fully booked at southbound and also northbound in Far-East to ECSA TRAFFIC. Unfortunatelly brazilian exporters and importers are facing missing Equipments and carriers are losing a “sui generis” season unpredicted before, for how long ?
Flávio Luna – Foreign Trade Adm.