Current market conditions are caused by a huge surge in the demand for container transport. On the supply side, box port congestion and poor container port performance are reducing the supply of shipping. The costs to operate a ship are massively escalating. COVID has induced a demand-squeeze. In such a squeeze, demand increases massively and …

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