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There's no shortage of containers per se. The problem is more complex because due to the pandemic the whole logistics line isn't functioning the way it used to.
by elorant 6y ago
There's no shortage of containers per se. The problem is more complex because due to the pandemic the whole logistics line isn't functioning the way it used to. Ports are understaffed because of lockdowns, factories close down so the goods at ports can't get delivered to manufacturing, shipping carriers reduce the number of vessels at sea to avoid a drop in ocean rates so there are ships sitting at ports and no one around to move the containers where they're needed, and so on and so forth.