TOKYO/NEW YORK/HONG KONG -- The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a spike in international shipping rates that risks impacting Christmas sales and the global economy.
COVID creates logistics scarcity that empties North American and Europen stores

A container terminal in Fukuoka, Japan. Due to the pandemic, there are fewer container ships crisscrossing the seas, which has led to a surge in shipping prices.
TOKYO/NEW YORK/HONG KONG -- The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a spike in international shipping rates that risks impacting Christmas sales and the global economy.