Global shipping mess to last until 2023, industry insider predicts
While Aussie focused, the article has a bit of interesting info about the worldwide shipping problem.
The problems began when the coronavirus pandemic first hit China in 2020, and worsened when the giant container ship, Ever Given, blocked the Suez Canal in Egypt for nearly a week earlier this year.
"There's a massive backlog already and there's a huge demand continuing to rise. This is a huge issue," Mr Meyer said.
Months and months of shipping disruptions resulting in part from pandemic-triggered overseas factory shutdowns, port congestion and shipping container and labour shortages have caused delays for all kinds of products.
A series of important forthcoming national holidays and festivals in China will only serve to deepen the crisis, Mr Meyer said.