Pandemic drives sea freight prices to record high
Pandemic drives sea freight prices to record high Issued on: 04/07/2021 - 04:50 Bottlenecks in the availability of shipping containers has helped drive transporation costs higher Saeed KHAN AFP/File 4 min London (AFP) Container shipping prices have reached record highs some 18 months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which disrupted maritime logistics chains and drove demand sky-high. "We are basically running out of vessels and of empty containers," Alan Murphy, head of the consultancy Sea Intelligence, told AFP. "There's been a massi...
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