News / Improved schedule reliability set to take pressure off reefer market

Improved schedule reliability and port congestion is set to benefit reefer container shipping, according to DHL Global Forwarding.

In its latest reefer market update, the forwarder said there had been “real progress” with shipping schedules and congestion, compared with 2020 and 2021, which were notoriously bad for the sector.

DHL said: “We certainly believe cargo will be shipped faster on certain trade lanes, and definitely will not sit outside the US [ports] as long as it has in the past.”

Perishable cargo would ...