date:Jul 21, 2021
. This consolidation was done to improve efficiencies. Shipping container fees that once were $2,500 pre-covid are now much higher. A shipping container from Hong Kong to Los Angeles now costs over $7,600. That doesn't include shipping costs on the vessel and other assorted costs. Spot market container costs are said to run between $12,000 and $15,000 per container.
Peter Schneider, president of T.G.S. Logistics in Fresno, California told farmprogress.com that cost spread between what specialty