Oceanic carriers and shippers have a yo-yo relationship


Ocean carriers spent much of the pandemic rejecting shipper contracts due to severe congestion in the supply chain. Now as congestion begins to disappear, those same shippers are being a little less picky.

Tumultuous to say the least, carriers and shippers have a challenging relationship. Gordon Downes, chief executive officer of NYSHEX, spoke with Bob Bowman, Editor-in-Chief of SupplyChainBrain on a podcast about the topic. What could be on the line if carriers and shippers refuse to “get along?”?

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