News / Can we have our boxes back? plea by shippers as docks fill up

4 March 2026

Container lines are receiving a wave of “back-to-town” requests from Indian shippers and cargo agents unable to find a vessel connection for shipments already on dock.

Industry sources say this affects cargo bound for the Middle East and other export destinations via ...

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