The high cost of freight containers, an unhappy feature of global trade in early 2021, shows no sign of dropping anytime soon, according to Thue Barfod, the global head of the fish and seafood segment for shipping giant Maersk Line.

Container costs have been on a spiraling upward trajectory since the summer of 2020, after shipping lines cut their container capacity in response to the pandemic, and the initial sharp drop in demand for imported goods in national lockdowns [...]