Demand continues to be strong, and global shipping congestion will continue until the summer of 2022 and throughout 2022
It is reported that the leaders of some of the busiest ports in the United States predict that the severe congestion of the world’s major shipping channels will continue until next summer or throughout 2022, as manufacturers and retailers make the shipping industry seasonal in order to replenish depleted inventory. Demand is still strong in the off-season. In this year's shipping season, the number of containers arriving on the coast of the United States has reached a record level, and the number of ships waiting for berths at Southern California ports is also increasing, and congestion has spread to warehouses and distribution networks across the country. Port executives such as Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach, California, have talked with shipping companies and their freight customers. They said that usually during the Chinese New Year in February, due to the holiday shutdown of Chinese factories, there will be some container shipping volume at this t...