The World Shipping Council, which represents the ocean freight industry, sought to push back on the concept that the rate spike is somehow connected to concentrated market share. WSC noted that all available vessel capacity is deployed, the largest U.S. seaports are saturated with cargo and importers are struggling to unload and turn around containers - all because of a "huge and sustained increase in U.S. imports." It pointed to recent developments that indicate the functioning of a competitive ocean freight market, like new entrants, new services and massive vessel orders to increase supply.

"The current supply chain disruptions are the result of an historic surge in demand by Americans for goods from overseas. There is no market concentration 'problem' to 'fix,' and punitive measures levied against carriers based on incorrect economic assumptions will not fix the congestion problems. Only normalized demand and an end to COVID-related operational challenges will solve the bottlenecks in the supply chain," said WSC president and CEO John Butler. "This is not the fault of any given supply chain actor. Supply chains simply cannot efficiently handle this extreme demand surge, thus resulting in the delays, disruptions and capacity shortages felt across the chain."

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ocean-carriers-push-back-on-white-house-s-scrutiny-of-pricing


...Dette er altså FØR USA iverksetter sin største satsning på infrastruktur noensinne (!) - behovet for frakt vil bli enormt fremover
Og skulle USA forsøke å true seg til lavere rater... Vel - så må muligens de andre landene få lov til bli prioritert såfremt de betaler for seg?