Hapag-Lloyd has warned that a shortage of drivers and rising demand is leading to “significant delays” in shipping from the Stuttgart area in Germany. That’s an unwelcome problem heading into peak shipping season and will likely lead to rate increases. The impact on onward supply chains could be significant. Hapag-Lloyd had a 32% share of containerized freight shipped from the Stuttgart region (50km surrounding the city) to the U.S. in the past 12 months after ramping up its services in September 2017. The largest consignee relying on the region is Daimler with 52% of shipments in the pa...