“Even when the canal gets reopened, the ripple effects on global capacity and equipment are significant, and the blockage has already triggered a series of further disruptions and backlogs in global shipping that could take weeks, possibly months, to unravel,” it warned.
However, shippers & forwarders on either side of the canal face weeks of potential supply chain disruption – according to Leth Agencies, there are 357 vessels of all types waiting to transit Suez
There are some interesting facts & figures in this report
theloadstar.com/ever-given-ris…
There are some interesting facts & figures in this report
theloadstar.com/ever-given-ris…
...will have a global impact and lead to severe capacity shortages. It will impact all tradelanes, as carriers will seek to cascade vessels to locations where they find they have the greatest need.
“In the short term, it is not possible to build more vessels to solve the problem – the only viable option would be to speed up the vessels. . In this case, increasing speed from 17 to 20 knots would reduce the impact on the global fleet from 6% to 5.2%.
“Going full throttle at 22 knots would still only reduce the impact to 4.8%,” he added.
Sometimes I do miss being part of an industry in which so many have no idea what is involved in putting food on tables and clothes on backs.
Sometimes I do miss being part of an industry in which so many have no idea what is involved in putting food on tables and clothes on backs.
World shipping & forwarding is like a well oiled synchronised orchestra of continuous movement that all strive to increase efficiency in
("all" apart from UK of course) 🙄
("all" apart from UK of course) 🙄
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