Small companies feel strongly impacted by carriers' poor service

Small and mid-sized companies have in particular fallen victim to the by now year-long upswing on the container market. "We're last in line," says association SMVdanmark to ShippingWatch. The latest figures on reliability show no improvements.
Photo: Alan Devall/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Alan Devall/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

While major customers in many cases are able to secure room on container vessels, either by "picking up the phone and calling the carriers" or by entering into long-term contracts, the picture is quite different for small and medium-sized companies.

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