The Washington Post
Aug 7, 2020 - 20 min
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The world’s logistical problems keep getting worse. Somewhere in a port in Shanghai, a container of fertilizer is sitting among tens of thousands of boxes. It has been waiting for a ride to America for several months. Ann Koh reveals how the tale of one simple container and its complex journey across the world is symbolic of the enormous problem facing global trade during the pandemic.