April 08, 2021
Suez disruption: air freight at capacity as shippers search for new routes
The Ever Given may be unstuck, and the canal unblocked, but the disruption is expected to last for weeks, forcing shippers to seek alternatives to avoid port congestion and delays – and some shipping lines are refusing any new bookings.
As a result, airlines and forwarders are reporting an increase in inquiries for air freighting ‘distressed’ sea freight.
“It will take at least two weeks to unravel this, if not more, with vessels being off schedule and the impact on ports at destinations,” said one forwarder. “It’s like a champagne cork being released.”
He referred back to the disru...