Blanked sailings in response to falling demand 'just a stop-gap solution'
Blanked sailings are only a “stop-gap solution” for carriers amid critical tonnage oversupply, according to ...
An estimated 260,000 teu of Shanghai’s unshipped cargo is set to swamp the market this summer, making the peak season “even more chaotic” than last year.
According to new analysis from Drewry, China lockdowns have stored up problems for a global container distribution system “already severely stressed and facing reduced capacity due to pervasive congestion”.
The analyst said there was little impact on vessel calls when the latest Shanghai lockdown began, but a reduction in calls accelerated from mid-April.
“Drewry estimates that up ...
Volume surge and an early peak season? 'Don't celebrate too soon,' warning
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Ed Evans
May 19, 2022 at 1:26 pmIn a World of inflated prices due largely to increased energy costs, how do the shipper-controlled non-liner vessels affect these opinions? I know for a fact that Amazon is shipping large volumes of 53′ containers to the East Coast of the US, and intermodaling them to RDC elsewhere. What about Walmart and the others? There are plenty of generic containers moving the same way. These two Shippers are low-cost providers to consumers . . . Why should buyers pay more and get a big chain store label?
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