The ongoing threat of laborstrikes at U.S. ports, typhoons in China and China’s upcoming seven-day National Golden Week holiday are set to disrupt the flow of containerized goods from China to the U.S., according to a container trade expert. “Our regular surveys indicate that demand for U.S.-bound shipments from China remains strong, especially with Golden Week looming,” said Christian Roeloffs, CEO of Hamburg-based online container market platform Container xChange. “Golden Week, starting Oct. 1, traditionally causes a temporary slowdown in logistics activities across China, with a noticeable…
