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Container Chaos Causing Headaches for Importers & Exporters

Importers & Exporters are alleging that shipping container companies are starting to break contracts amid the current global supply chain chaos, and forcing importers/exporters to pay massive rate increases.

Trading companies who thought their costs were a certain figure are now finding they could be paying 2-3 times (or more) the costs they originally calculated on getting their products on their merry-way. [via 21 Hats Morning Report]

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