America’s booming demand for goods shattered the supply chain
Tthrough September, the total container volume coming into and leaving the nation has increased by nearly 22% from one year ago, and over 16% from 2019.
This amount of container traffic, as measured by twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, is unprecedented. It is being propelled by the volume of imported containers coming into the United States, which have increased by 25% from 2020 and nearly 20% from two years ago.
Many of the containers are being sent back empty.
MarketWatch Nov. 18, 2021
Empty shipping containers worsen stress on the US supply chain
FT 18 November 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/40f667ce-b979-4171-9cd1-b935d06728c4
Supply Chain Crisis
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