Congestion fear as US west coast ports brace for transpacific cargo surge
The demand spike on the transpacific has prompted concerns of congestion and cargo bottlenecks at ...
If you wonder whether the amount of new tonnage coming into the market is something that is going to sink container shipping… well, think again.
Here comes a swift, worthy reminder for your perusal.
The earnings generated by the industry since the pandemic began, are just so big that even a very bad year or two for their core businesses can easily be handled, regardless of how much (record) capacity is added to the market.
But despite the catchy (widely expected) headlines in ...
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