News / Europe-Asia capacity crunch a sign of shifting trade patterns, says Maersk

14/03/2017

The eastbound capacity crunch hitting shippers to Asia is not temporary, but the beginning of a more permanent shift in trading patterns, Maersk Line told The Loadstar today.

The current capacity crunch on the Europe-Asia backhaul leg was originally attributed to a severe cull of westbound sailings ...

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