Considering the circuit court’s decision to find the carrier in the right to charge fees as it forms an incentive to assure users return the containers on time, the question prevails, when it is not justified.
If the policy makers decide to shut down a terminal or port due to a pandemic, without seeing the social and economic justifications or consequences, the US economy suffers, not that of the European or Chinese markets.
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