Containers being used as COVID-19 testing stations

The global container market grew by 1.5% to 173.5 million TEU in 2023, but without COVID-19, it would have reached 198.1 million TEU.

The Institute of International Container Lessors has published a technical bulletin on how to differentiate damage caused to reefer containers by chemicals used to disinfect the inside as a COVID-19 prevention measure.

The Port of Los Angeles saw its container numbers drop 5% in April – but import cargo from China has not fallen as steeply as might have been expected.

Europe is facing container shortages as a result of two macro-level disruptions, the lockdowns in China and the Russia-Ukraine war, reports Container xChange

European port organisation fears the “cascading effects resulting from the situation prevailing in Shanghai will be tremendous”.

Finnish OEMs Kalmar and Konecranes have both reported delays in equipment deliveries in Q1 2022 due to component shortages and supply chain challenges, especially in sales of mobile equipment.