> Are ships leaving north america without picking up containers and if so why? One reason is given in the article: it’s more profitable not to wait to load up

> Are ships leaving north america without picking up containers and if so why? One reason is given in the article: it’s more profitable not to wait to load up the empty containers and instead to go back and quickly ship another full load out of China I guess eventually the prices have to catch up Edit: I misread this is not clearly stated but I think still somewhat implied since they are not waiting for cargo to ship back they probably aren’t waiting for empty containers either