News / TPM 22: Bigger ships on the transpacific at heart of congestion problem

02/03/2022

BCOs and shippers at the TPM22 conference in Long Beach are questioning why ocean carriers decided to deploy bigger ships on the transpacific tradelane without consulting hub ports on their ability to handle them.

One BCO told The Loadstar she could trace the upgrade in ship sizes ...

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