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Why has the cost of global shipping risen so dramatically this year?

Containers ready to be shipped at Ningbo port in China

Containers ready to be shipped at Ningbo port in China Source: Getty

Global business struggles with too many empty containers where they’re not needed and too few where they are.


This story was first broadcast on the BBC World Service


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