Napier Port has one eye on container shortage

Napier Port has one eye on container shortage
Paul McBeth
Napier Port is keeping close tabs on the looming global container shortage which is threatening supply chains, but chief executive Todd Dawson says it isn’t an issue for his operation yet. The container shortage is a threat to local retailers relying on imports getting through the ports and exporters trying to get their goods out.While Ports of Auckland is already getting squeezed as major shipping lines sweep up containers for use in the lucrative China-Europe trade in the fourth quarter, Napier’s peak cargo season – whe...

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