Is Hanjin to be the Grinch that stole Christmas?

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By Alex Lennane

14/09/2016

It’s hard to answer the question in the headline at the moment, but it looks as if China’s Golden Week – the seven-day holiday in the first week in October and something of a shopping frenzy – could cause a few supply chain problems. This light-hearted blog from Xenata also suggests that while consumers and retailers may suffer, the remaining shipping lines probably won’t. Prices are on the rise, it notes.

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