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The Vulnerability and Resilience of the Global Container Shipping Industry


Intermodal shipping containers, standardized and capable of being carriedon trucks, trains, barges, or ships, have transformed the global economy sincethey were introduced in 1959. By allowing previously separated segments ofregional and global transport systems to interact, they have vastly expandedglobal trade and facilitated supply chains that, stretch around the world. Butvulnerabilities in the system became apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic.Problems at key bottlenecks in the system, compounded by an unexpected six-day shutdown of the vital Suez Canal, precipitated global disruptions leading toshortages of goods and soaring prices around the world. As the global shippingindustry recovers, it will have an opportunity to transition toward a system thatis more resilient.