TOKYO -- Container shipping rates from China to Southeast Asia are surging due to a shortage of transportation space in the Asian region, the result of an uneven distribution of containers to meet surging shipping demand from Asia to Europe and the U.S.
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Container shortage in Asia pushes up shipping costs
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Marine container traffic is rising even amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, pushing up shipping rates. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
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