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If I understand correctly, if you want to get something shipped, you can't pay a fixed price anymore. You have to pay spot, which is exhorbitant. So not only is
by ping_pong 5y ago
If I understand correctly, if you want to get something shipped, you can't pay a fixed price anymore. You have to pay spot, which is exhorbitant. So not only is there a massive delay in getting your goods shipped, there is a massive extra cost.
- heliodor 5y agoI got the opposite understanding from the article. People are willing to pay extra for immediate needs but the slots are sold ahead of time: > For the month of May, everything on the trans-Pacific is basically sold out. We had one client who needed something loaded in May that was extremely urgent and who was ready to pay $15,000 per container. I couldn’t get it loaded