Ship operating costs up 773%, demand up, supply up, congestion up, shipper propaganda up

Pictured: rows and columns of containers in a stack. Photo: OlafPictures via Pixabay

Current market conditions are caused by a huge surge in the demand for container transport. On the supply side, box port congestion and poor container port performance are  reducing the supply of shipping. The costs to operate a ship are massively escalating.

COVID has induced a demand-squeeze. In such a squeeze, demand increases massively and rapidly while supply (which involves the physical building of, and...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ship-operating-costs-up-773-demand-up-supply-up-congestion-up-shipper-propaganda-up/

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