News / Getting containers in the right place at the right time is now 'impossible'

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Shippers and forwarders could find it “impossible” to position containers in the right place at the right time, as the global box shortage worsens. 

The global dearth of containers has been threatening to disrupt shipping over the past few months, driven by Red Sea crisis diversions. But recently, it hit a crescendo as demand is exacerbated by shipping’s earlier-than-usual peak season. 

Mirko Woitzik, global director of intelligence at Everstream Analytics, explained that shippers securing back-to-school and holiday goods earlier, more blank sailings ...