Shipping crisis is so bad some companies are chartering air cargo planes for $2 million

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The shipping crisis has gotten so bad that some companies are chartering air cargo planes for $2 million or more for a single flight

It could get even more expensive for companies trying to ship goods out of Vietnam with rates in the $2.5 million to $3 million range, said Edward DeMartini, vice president of air logistics development for North America at Kuehne+Nagel, per American Shipper.

Vietnam is a major manufacturing base for clothes, shoes, and electronics. But a months-long lockdown and recent from the country's business hub have caused operational disruptions on the factory floors and at ports.g like mad," Marc Schlossberg, executive director for air cargo at New York-based Unique Logistics, told American Shipper.

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