China and UK Face A Major Container Logjam for This Reason

China’s world-beating economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is being blunted by a global shortage of shipping containers.
This has led to hike in cargo costs to record highs and hampering of manufacturers in filling fast-recovering global goods orders.
On the other side of the world, Shipping companies are refusing to collect empty containers or exports after dropping off goods in the UK.
This is because they do not want to miss slots at other ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp or...