Our economy relies on shipping containers. This is what happens when they're 'stuck in the mud'

Oct 1, 2021

Today, an estimated 90% of the world’s goods are transported by sea. Image: Unsplash/ Andres Canavesi

Anna Nagurney

Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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