Global supply chains poised for relief as ship congestion eases

Vessels waiting to load off U.S. West Coast drop to less than 10th of peak

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Shipping containers are unloaded from a ship at the Port of Los Angeles-Port of Long Beach complex. © Reuters

KAZUTO SHIMADA and YUTA SAITO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/NEW YORK -- Shipping container traffic that had been severely congested during the pandemic is clearing and shipping prices are falling by a record margin in a sign that snags that had bedeviled global supply chains are finally easing.

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