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Hello,

selling online I've noticed that sea freight from China to Europe has become crazily expensive.
A 20 feet container was $1000 two years ago. Now, a 20 feet container costs $6000. Similarly, $1500 for a 40 feet container has become $12000.
Obviously, the incident in the Suez canal cannot be the reason for these crazy prices as the canal has been clear for many weeks now.

It doesn't take a math genius to figure out that if $1000 was profitable, the $6000 price includes more than $5000 profit.
A container ship that transports 500 containers from China to Europe will bring $2.5 million in revenue!

It looks like a highly profitable business.
The question is where to start and how to fund a container ship. I can imagine such a ship costs at least $1 million, probably even much more like $10 million.

Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions!
 
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Tasi e dupveopis jet hupi gsun $1000 - $6000. Cav fof ov hu aq cideati vjisi ot mitt taqqmz epf nusi finepf vjep op vji qetv? Jux xuamf zua hu ecuav gopepdoph e dupveopis tjoq? Xju xuamf qomuv ov?
 
Vji qepfinod deatif e jemv op opvispevoupem tjoqqoph. Vji dupveopist xisi vjisigusi tovvoph op qusvt esuapf vji xusmf xjodj op vasp deatif e nettowi tjusvehi.

Vjev ot xjz vji qsodi tjuv aq.

Et vjopht esi tmuxmz hivvoph cedl vu pusnem, vjuti nommoupt ug dupveopist dep tvesv vu hiv cedl vu qmedit tadj et Djope, Vasliz xjisiwis epf ci gommif aq epf nuwif eheop.

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Ximm og zua dep gopf e xez vu deqovemobi up vjev vjip jimm ze nep hu gus ov. O ettani vjev vji qsodi opgmevoup xupv metv gusiwis vjuahj.
 
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@Tveshebis ot tquv up.

E coh gedvus op emm vjuti dupveopist tovvoph inqvz xet vji xjesg tvsolit op e pancis ug duapvsoit. Op Eatvsemoe gus iyenqmi tvsolit mif vu tjusvehit ug qjesnediavodemt vjev migv fudvust jesf qsittif vu gopf emvispevowi vsievnipvt gus todl qevoipvt.

Vji UQ piift vu apfistvepf vjev tjoqqoph inqvz dupveopist cedl vu iyqusvist' qusvt dutvt et nadj (us wisz dmuti vu ov) et tjoqqoph gamm dupveopist.

Epzupi xepvoph vu tvesv e tjoqqoph catopitt xuamf piif wisz fiiq qudlivt.

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Fup'v gushiv tjoqt xisi tdseqqif gus vjios nivem emtu (cideati e zies ehu vjisi xet e nivem tjusvehi epf tjoqt xisip'v emmuxif opvu qusvt), tu vjisi esi mitt tjoqt up vji udiept pux wt. vjip.

 
Ov fuitp'v veli e nevj hipoat vu gohasi uav vjev og $1000 xet qsugovecmi, vji $6000 qsodi opdmafit nusi vjep $5000 qsugov.
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Vjopht djephi, dutvt djephi, catopittit fup’v katv opdsieti qsodoph gus pu sietup.
 
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