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原文传递 2021 Ocean Cargo Roundtable:New normal settles in

题名：	2021 Ocean Cargo Roundtable:New normal settles in
正文语种：	eng
作者：	PATRICK BURNSON
摘要：	While there's no softening of demand from consumers, there is still a shortage of labor, equipment and shipping capacity to meet their expectations. Out panel of ocean cargo experts agree that supply chain disruptions, port congestion and rising shipping costs could continue to be challenges through the end of the year. Joining us in Logistics Management's Annual Ocean Cargo Round-table are Jon Monroe, president of Monroe Consulting; Sarah Banks, managing director and global freight and logistics lead at Accenture; and Chris Jones, executive vice president of industry and services for the global trade database Descartes Datamyne.Jon Monroe: First we need to ask if we really do have a peak season. There seems to be no seasonality left-just one big surge of containers. We haven't left the "add to cart" mentality as more consumers continue to purchase online. As we re-open, we may expect a shift in the type of product purchased, but I don't see a norm developing for some time-at least not the kind of normal that we experienced pre-pandemic.Chris Jones: The potential is there for consumer demand to be high because we're in a situation where the general feeling is that COVID-19 is seemingly in check. The economy is rapidly re-opening and, as a result, people increasingly want to get back to normal-and that means going out to shop, traveling, dining in restaurants, attending entertainment and sporting events. With these types of consumer activities increasing, we could see higher demand for goods and services, but potentially lower inventories, which will cause prices to rise.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	Logistics Management
卷：	60
期：	8