1.0Barbados Todayhttps://barbadostoday.bbAnesta Henryhttps://barbadostoday.bb/author/anesta-henry/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/05/19/shipping-association-says-consumers-will-feel-pinch-of-surging-freight-rates/">Shipping Association says consumers will feel pinch of surging freight rates</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/05/19/shipping-association-says-consumers-will-feel-pinch-of-surging-freight-rates/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Shipping Association says consumers will feel pinch of surging freight rates” — Barbados Today" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://barbadostoday.bb/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Arlin-Kellman.png1280800Local consumers are being warned that supermarket prices can go even higher due to an increase in surging container freight rates. President of the Shipping Association of Barbados Arlin Kellman informed members of the media that shipping freight from various destinations including China has risen, partly due to the recent blocking of the Suez Canal […]