Hapag-Lloyd won't take bookings if port congestion leaves cargo stranded
A “cautious” Hapag-Lloyd has warned it will not accept bookings if port congestion leaves cargo ...
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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 of containers that have built up at ports up and down the coast – particularly at the key Los Angeles-Long Beach gateway– that it can take several weeks for a box to pass through terminals ...
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