Covid-19, high demand, slow ports behind delivery delays – freight boss

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date November 13, 2020

Retailers are grappling with huge demand ahead of Christmas, but Covid-19 has slowed down the arrival of many goods heading for New Zealand.

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