Chinese New Year rush and threat of tariffs leaves box ports congested
The Chinese factory rush to get goods out before the new year holiday, and the ...
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By Alex Lennane
Containers out of northern China are becoming increasingly hard to get hold of, report forwarders.
A surprisingly strong market, plus lower vessel capacity due to the Red Sea crisis, is creating a shortage of both ships and containers.
“There is a very real shortage of 40’ HC in China ? we are all running out,” said Hans-Henrik Nielson, global development director at CargoGulf.
“Containers are barely arriving at any PRC or Malaysian port (or Singapore) before they are out laden again. The disruptions ...
Comment on this article
Rich Curley
May 26, 2024 at 1:29 pmReally helpful update. Thanks!
Ajay Bansal
May 27, 2024 at 2:48 amJust a daylight Robbery. what is stopping carriers from bringing empties back from the ports having empties. they are being used to create congestion there to make more excuse.