Coca-Cola is going to great lengths to transport materials by using bulk shipping vessels amid the ongoing shipping crisis

Due to shortages delaying transportation, and in extreme cases halting it altogether, companies like Coca-Cola have had to get creative with the transportation of goods and materials across the world.

Coca-Cola is going to great lengths to transport materials by using bulk shipping vessels amid the ongoing shipping crisis. The carriers, which are normally used for loose goods such as grain, coal, and other raw materials, were chosen because the beverage company could not get the shipping containers and cargo space needed for transportation, Alan Smith, the procurement director of global logistics at Coca-Cola wrote in a post on LinkedIn. The company is currently using three of these ships to transport manufacturing materials.

Retailers like Costco and Target have chartered their own cargo ships, finding creative ways to combat these issues, but ports are still backed up causing mass delays because of the ongoing labor shortage and the increasing number of ships back on the ocean.

The ongoing supply chain crisis combined with shipping delays have already created shortages and price hikes across the country. In September, Coca-Cola's New York distributor said it's having a hard time recruiting truckers, further disrupting the supply chain, Insider reported. Other goods and products like paper, Nike sneakers, toilet paper, computer chips, and plastic goods are also in short supply as manufacturers try to meet demand amid the delays.

"No container, no problem," one user wrote on Twitter. "No, this isn't normal and it isn't really a great sign either."

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-uses-bulk-vessels-amid-shipping-crisis-2021-10