From what I have been reading today one shipping company operating from Asia to the US and Europe filed for bankruptcy, and the industry as a whole is having issues.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/troubled-hanjin-shipping-files-for-bankruptcy-in-us-2016-09-04
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