Remember the start of 2021, when we thought COVID-19 vaccines would signal a return to normal in global trade? How wrong we were! The Delta variant has lengthened the pandemic, and a cascading series of supply chain disruptions has kept companies around the world in a continuous state of agitation. We've seen production lines shut due to COVID outbreaks, shortages in key commodities, increased demand for many products, tight transportation capacity, soaring freight rates, congestion at ocean ports and rail terminals-the list of obstacles goes on and on.
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