This year’s Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2020-21 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission exploded with great force yesterday.
The report finds that a surge in demand for containerised cargo and extreme port congestion across the global supply chain have caused major disruptions and delays.
“International shipping line movements normally run lean and just-in-time, but a surge in demand and COVID-19 outbreaks that have forced numerous port operations to temporarily shut...