News / A rough ride for US shippers as the carriers' 'black swan' event goes golden

Port of Los Angeles © Miguel Figueroa

High consumer demand in the US is not only impacting the ocean freight industry; shippers are also facing a crisis inland, characterised by very high rates and low capacity.

Speaking on The Loadstar Podcast, launched today and now available on all major podcast platforms and here, president of Logistics Trends & Insights Cathy Roberson told podcast editor and producer Mike King the problems had trickled down into rail, intermodal and trucking.

And this was with the potential for no improvement until next ...