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We already know it is a sensitive system — the evergiven, the ship that blocked the suez canal for six days in march, caused massive backlogs. but it is covid that has done the real damage. container lines are run like train lines. they have schedules and they're meant to call at fixed times for fixed durations, that is just not happening because they can't. and the cost of sending shipping containers by sea has risen dramatically. it is absolutely gone crazy this year. if you're looking at short—term freight rates from asia to europe you are looking at a 366% increase. longer—term rates...

Done the real damage. container lines are run like train lines. they have schedules and they're meant to call at fixed times for fixed durations, that is just not happening because they can't. and the cost of sending shipping containers by sea has risen dramatically. it is absolutely gone crazy this year. if you're looking at short—term freight rates from asia to europe you are looking at a 366% increase. longer—term rates locked in 12 months in advance have gone up even more. the shipping container industry is on course to make vast record profits this year. ports are working longer hours...

This is stock that people cannot buy until the last minute, it really hurts for a small business like ours. this is where the container came from, near shanghai. the trouble is they are not enough empty containers in china to meet the demand for sending goods around the world. covid shutdowns and delays have put global supply chains out of kilter. we already know it is a sensitive system — the evergiven, the ship that blocked the suez canal for six days in march, caused massive backlogs. but it is covid that has done the real damage. container lines are run like train lines. they have schedu...

Who do i want to protect? myself, my children, do i have people in my household who are immunocompromised or a great risk? just because you can do something, does not mean you should and people will have to start thinking about their individual risk and how they are going to behave. thousands of people in the north of england have been left without power after storm dudley. northern powergrid said "around 14,000 customers" were affected. around 4,000 are still without power. in scotland, many train lines will remain suspended on thursday morning while safety checks are carried out. another sto...

Warnings on the river mersey indicated a danger to life. in liverpool, the mersey looked extremely choppy as this tug boat went to work. and a bumpy ride too for this police helicopter above the wirral. plenty more journeys will be disrupted by franklin this morning, as train lines are flooded and blocked with fallen trees. south western, great western and avanti among the operators urging passengers to cancel or delay their journey. and with wind warnings still in place this morning, the full extent of the damage is yet to be assessed. will batchelor, bbc news. 0ur correspondent nick garnett ...