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Robin Kim
October 08, 2021 at 8:48 pmThis was a really interesting evaluation of the current market and logistics situation. This crisis has really made many count their blessings – rates have crippled businesses. If there really were empty vessels and containers sitting around with the hypothetical increase in capacity, it makes sense that the liners would prefer to just make money while they can. I’ve read elsewhere that the vessel companies are making up for years of losses.