Boom in container market driven by US consumers
The massive surge in the demand for container freight continues to be driven by US consumers. The global demand is currently no more than three percent, writes Sea-Intelligence.
by DAG HOLMSTAD
The massive demand for container freight, which has led to sky-high freight rates, delayed container vessels and bottlenecks at container terminals, is largely driven by US consumers and not a global growth in demand, assesses Sea-Intelligence, which monitors the global container market, in a newsletter.
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