The chaos being experienced in the global container shipping industry is expected to continue for some time with a shortage of an estimated four million boxes creating havoc with congestion, routes and freight rates, according to an executive at logistics conglomerate DP World.
Andrew Hoad told the Bureau of International Recycling's (BIR) annual convention that shipping and leasing companies opted to pause production of containers in April-June 2020 due to expectations of lower demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.The container shortage was significantly compounded by a period of...