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With lockdown restrictions being eased across India after the second COVID-19 wave, trade was expected to recover and pick up quickly. This hasnu2019t exactly panned out the way the Indian exporters were hoping for. The demand and order books for the exporters are robust but they are currently faced with a problem which probably the entire shipping industry hasnu2019t faced ever. There is currently severe shortage of containers and the ocean freight rates are sky rocketing every day.