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By Alex Lennane
Containers out of northern China are becoming increasingly hard to get hold of, report forwarders.
A surprisingly strong market, plus lower vessel capacity due to the Red Sea crisis, is creating a shortage of both ships and containers.
“There is a very real shortage of 40’ HC in China ? we are all running out,” said Hans-Henrik Nielson, global development director at CargoGulf.
“Containers are barely arriving at any PRC or Malaysian port (or Singapore) before they are out laden again. The disruptions ...
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Rich Curley
May 26, 2024 at 1:29 pmReally helpful update. Thanks!
Ajay Bansal
May 27, 2024 at 2:48 amJust a daylight Robbery. what is stopping carriers from bringing empties back from the ports having empties. they are being used to create congestion there to make more excuse.