Container crunch hampers smooth return to export

With Covid-19 related lockdowns lifted, and the market slowly opening up, especially buoyant with the vaccination drives the world over, the import-export market is facing a new challenge — rising cost and unavailability of ocean freight containers. While the shortage has acutely affected print businesses which export their products, industry insiders are citing this as one of the reasons for the recent paper price hike by the companies.

by Dibyajyoti Sarma