Liners have recently banded together to scap their contracts with their own customers in an attempt to raise their rates. Looks like their customers are having none of it. Taking care of your customers in a recession can keep you afloat, and irritating them can kill you.
For background:
Transpacific box lines prepare to tear up contracts[Container Shipping]
If they’re anything like the Asian jitney people in NYC it could get bloody.
Is that why cargo goes by ship, and shipping goes by truck?
Fascinating post. Although the comments are witty, I wish they were relevant.