Coronavirus | Oxygen curbs hit container availability
The Hindu
Exports affected as ‘thousands of damaged containers unusable’; gas key to welding process in repairs
The curbs placed on industrial use of oxygen by the Centre to augment availability of medical grade oxygen for hospitals to save lives of critically ill COVID-19 patients, is impacting exporters by exacerbating a shortage of containers. Thousands of damaged containers, which arrived with import consignments on shipping lines, have not been repaired due to lack of oxygen and are hence not available for exporters, said industry executives.More Related News