Trade
Trade Strains Boost Cargo Rates at Pace Recalling Covid ‘Chaos’
- Container rates on key routes have more than tripled this year
- On top of capacity constraints come signs of stronger demand
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Global goods trade is showing signs of accelerating after last year’s slump, pushing up shipping rates and giving some supply-chain managers flashbacks to the demand spike that disrupted international commerce three years ago.