Box shortage forces Maersk cutback
THE GLOBAL container shortage caused by the liner trades’ unexpectedly quick recovery from the global financial crisis has forced Maersk Line to cancel dry cargo shipments from Southern Africa to this region.
Effective August 1, the carrier has ceased accepting bookings to Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa and Vanuatu “due to an urgent need to position dry equipment”.
Reefers are not affected.
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