Normal operations likely by end-Dec 2022 means current transportation time of 112 days may revert to 45 days.
Pile of containers - 3.5 million TEU - likely in U.S.
While the delays and bottlenecks in the container supply chain will begin to improve at some point and eventually revert to normality, challenges include time and severity of the challenges due to the recent geo-political developments.
"Whilst welcome news for all stakeholders, this transition will create another problem – a large pile of empty containers on the import side, which cannot readily be handled as part of the normal flows," according to the latest update from Sea-Intelligence.
