Global supply chains choke under tsunami of freight

A big container ship stacked with boxes next to the wharf with big cranes and containers stacked on land.

With global supply chains buckling under huge order volumes and a confluence of disruptive forces, shippers should prepare for 2021 to be a perpetual peak season across all transport modes, logistics experts warn.

Competition for freight space is so fierce that companies will need to pay exorbitant premiums to get on planes and vessels and apply more flexible shipping methods to avoid delays.

And the unusual move to keep factories open during the long Chinese New Year holiday means freight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/global-supply-chains-choke-under-tsunami-of-freight

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