Commentary: 20-foot container crunch may impact harvests

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.  

The U.S. agriculture industry has faced numerous headwinds during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with harvests just around the corner, there is a trend developing that could impact the availability of the industry’s desired 20-foot containers.

Wheat waving in the breeze.
(Photo: Melissa Askew/Unsplash)

Containership lines’ blank sailings over the past few months...

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Tumultuous times for transportation industry insurers

The TT does not stand for troubled times, although the TT Club has seen plenty.

The TT stands for Through Transport, referring to the insurer’s customers in shipping, freight forwarding and logistics. The TT Club says it insures 80% of all maritime containers and has an insurable interest in more than 45% of the world’s top 100 ports. 

Founded in 1968, the TT Club, with a U.S. office in New Jersey and locations in London, Hong Kong and Sydney, has served clients through the severe acute...

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