Container carriers miss out on increased spending in the US

When Americans spend money at the moment, it’s often on products that don’t need to be transported into the country on a container ship, according to Sea-intelligence.
A container ship on its way to the Port of Seattle on the US West Coast. | Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
A container ship on its way to the Port of Seattle on the US West Coast. | Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Container shipping companies are waiting for consumers around the world to start buying goods that need to be carried in containers.

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