News / Container shortages a growing problem for US agriculture shippers

Hapag-Lloyd has dealt a body blow to US shippers of soybeans and other agriculture exports with its decision to suspend carriage of container shipments of their produce from North America.

The suspension is the result of an acute shortage of containers in Asia, as boxes have piled up in US warehouses.

The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) claimed it had reports that Hapag-Lloyd was acting to move empty containers back to Asia as fast as possible, without waiting for loads out ...