By Bangladesh correspondent 5 August 2026Bangladesh’s garment exporters are struggling for space amid equipment shortages and growing demand out of China, provoked by the looming Golden Week holiday. Rates from Bangladesh to the US have doubled in the past fortnight, with exporters that send cargo on a delivered-duty-paid system particularly exposed, some saying they have failed to make any fresh bookings. An MSC representative explained: “Mother vessels have reduced the number of slots available for Bangladesh and increased the Far East/China availability, which has created the fresh crisis.” The spokesperson added: “With the equipment available to us, we will be able to continue providing service next one or two weeks normally. After that we have to be choosy and provide equipment only to priority customers.”