A container vessel during discharging at an industrial port. (Photo: Mr. Amarin Jitnathum/Shutterstock) A container vessel during discharging at an industrial port. (Photo: Mr. Amarin Jitnathum/Shutterstock)

Reports of hundreds of thousands of containers stranded around the world have flooded news desks globally. Because of COVID-19, ports have limited ability to clear these landed containers, and a slew of blank sailings leave these containers stuck on piers.

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