Outlook 2021: Lack of surge capacity leaves shipping vulnerable to external shocks

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Outlook 2021: Lack of surge capacity leaves shipping vulnerable to external shocks

| Dec 23, 2020 2:50PM EST
Because asset owners can’t economically invest in excess capacity for volumes that may never materialize, the risk of supply chain disruption caused by external shocks, especially surprise surges in demand, likely will never go away.
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