- Shippers have the choice of opting for carrier-owned containers or shipper-owned containers.
- COCs are opted for standard shipments on stretches with a high volume of cargo flow.
- SOCs are preferred by shippers when the trade route is between ports that do not handle high volumes.
- A paltry 18% of the forwarders ended up offering SOCs because these containers require a lot of manual effort in handling.
According to an article published in Freight Waves, there is polarity in the way containers are...
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