One in three containers shipped today is empty, up from one in four before the pandemic |

One in three containers shipped today is empty, up from one in four before the pandemic

Trade imbalances have pushed the share of empty container shipments to record levels, with one in every three containers now moved without cargo – a sharp deterioration from one in four before the pandemic, according to new analysis from Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence. Measured in teu-miles, 30% of all global container shipping work now involves repositioning …