No end in sight to port congestion crisis as backlogs hit record highs

Supply chain problems are causing grief for shippers, but shipowners and operators are seeing demand push rates to levels last seen before the 2008 financial crash.

Congestion at ports is adding to the headaches of firms shipping seafood.
Congestion at ports is adding to the headaches of firms shipping seafood.Photo: HHLA/Thies Rätzke
Published 26 October 2021, 04:00Updated 26 October 2021, 12:45
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