News / US shippers may have missed the boat for Xmas and must fall back on air freight

20/11/2014

US importers trying to bring in goods in time for Christmas shopping will have to air freight shipments out of Asia if they are not already loaded on an eastbound transpacific vessel.

The reason is the worsening congestion in west coast container ports.

Such is the backlog ...

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