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Global shipper Coca-Cola is to use bulk carriers to shift its cargo in a revision of its supply chains out of Asia – a result of the persistent congestion.

Container supply chains in Asia, the US and Europe are under stress as a result of an unexpected surge in cargo demand, following the pandemic, with delays to ships and congestion at ports exacerbating a lack of trucking and overloaded rails systems.

As a result, Coca-Cola has wound back the years, abandoning the ...

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  • Michael Halley

    October 12, 2021 at 2:42 am

    Hi Nick,
    Nice article. Would be interested to know what is being shipped break-bulk by Coca Cola.
    Cheers…..Michael

    • Nick Savvides

      October 12, 2021 at 7:59 pm

      My understanding is that they are shipping finished products, eg Coca Cola but that is an assumption that I made, rather than a definitive answer.