Container Market Report, May 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is flagrant. The words and actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin are out of the ordinary. We cannot overlook the fact that he is pushing his …
Container Market Report, April 2022
Recently I have been asked what is the impact of the “Russian invasion of Ukraine” on maritime containers. I would have to say that there is a certain impact. Countries …
Container Market Report, March 2022
Since Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, two million refugees have fled to Poland and other neighboring countries in the snowy weather with only the clothes they happened …
Container Market Report, February 2022
The Chinese New Year holidays began on New Year’s Eve January 31st and ended on February 6th. However, container manufacturers will be closed until mid-February as usual. According to China’s …
Container Market Report, January 2022
At the end of 2021, we thought COVID-19 pandemic would end with the Delta variant, but the mutant strain discovered in South Africa last November is named as the Omicron …
Container Market Report, December 2021
I would like to thank everyone for your support in 2021. It has been a year full of challenges for me. First, in February, I was interviewed from TV Tokyo’s …
Container Market Report, November 2021
The number of people infected with COVID-19 is dramatically decreasing in Japan. As of Sunday, November 7th, 162 new cases have been reported in Japan as a whole, 21 in …
Container Market Report, October 2021
According to information from Ocean Network Express (ONE), on the West Coast of North America as of October 1st, 65 vessels are waiting for berth at the ports of Los …
Container Market Report, September 2021
In last month’s report, I pointed out that one of the reasons for the increase in ocean freight and the shortage of containers was the slow handling of containers in …
Container Market Report, August 2021
On Aug. 8th (Sun), the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo successfully completed its 17-day schedule, with approximately 11,000 athletes from 205 countries and regions competing in 339 events in …