Over 270,000 TEU Stranded as Container Carriers Halt Gulf Cargo Bookings
Hundreds of thousands of containers are in limbo after ocean carriers suspend cargo bookings to Arabian Container Ports.
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Steffen Conradsen, Head of Global Execution at Maersk Line, the world’s largest containership owner, gives us some insight into the decision-making process when ships encounter storms like Hurricane Sandy.
For more information on riding out storms at sea, check out “Riding Out a Hurricane in a Ship“.
Updated: December 11, 2023 (Originally published October 29, 2012)
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