Hapag-Lloyd CEO says shipping still in the thick of supply chain disruptions

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Chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen told reporters in an online briefing that container usage in August was up 20% year-on-year.

He said port congestion and high spot freight rates, caused by a combination of unexpected demnand recovery and tight shipping space, would continue at least during the rest of 2021 and into the first quarter of next year.