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Taken from the shores of San Francisco city, in the beautiful month of June
It took a global pandemic and a blockage on the Suez Canal to make people realise the delicate balance of trade in the world.
“An estimated 12% of global trade happens through this Canal. This incident cost a whopping $2.2 billion to 3.9 billion in international trade.”
These majestic shipping containers are the backbone of globalization. These giant vessels carry a variety of goods required for survival.
During the COVID pandemic, amongst the world shutdown, the cost of these shipping containers increased four-fold. There was a great shortage in shipping containers, since they were held up in ports due to unavailability of the workforce to empty them.
It’s very much possible that a part of the device or the entire device you are using right now could have been aboard such ships moving over the seas to be brought to you.
