I told you more than a week ago that Apple started delivering the first iPad 3 tablets to the USA and other locations around the globe and this proves to be true. Those from Macrumors they found out that the big companies transporting goods from China to the West have problems finding storage spaces for all their regular customers. Why are there so many problems? Well, because Apple bought a very large part of the transport spaces, the contracted companies increasing the normal transport price by almost 20% as a result.
While rumors of iPad 3 shipments already being en route having been circulating for some time now, we're now hearing from shipping representatives at other companies who are having a difficult time even getting their products shipped over to the United States from China as Apple's preparations for the iPad 3 launch have significantly squeezed the air freight industry. One shipping representative told MacRumors last week that his freight broker in China has been scrambling to find space for his company's shipments, with shipping rates rising 20% in one week as Apple has snapped up available capacity at premium rates. Another shipping manager told us a similar story today, with his company being unable to find space with its usual carrier due to Apple's demand and having to scramble to find alternatives for moving products overseas.
Since so much buzz has been generated around the iPad 3 tablet, it is perfectly normal for Apple to bring an impressive number of units to the US knowing that a lot of users will be interested in buying the tablet. Unfortunately for the rest of the companies that have factories in China, their products will arrive in much smaller quantities at airports around the world, and this will not change soon because they are announcing a few months with reduced stocks for the new Apple tablet.
UPDATE: It seems that DHL is the company most requested by Apple.
