News / Shippers hit lack of port workers and containers as lines add congestion surcharges

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03/11/2020

Shippers around the world face huge supply chain challenges from port congestion and an acute shortage of containers.

And one carrier source The Loadstar spoke to today said the problems “will get worse”.

“There are so many pinch points building now and they will only get worse ...

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