Supply chains ranging from beauty and personal care to construction equipment parts are only recovering slowly after COVID-19 industrial lockdowns. CMA CGM’s new priority shipping service arrives as peak season congestion builds up. Also: Samsung SDI, LG Chem’s lithium demand rises as SQM turns on the taps; China’s shipyards lose out to South Korea’s as orders remain weak; after the mini-deal, the pico-deal; even the negotiating approach varies in Brexit talks; MSC deploys the opposite of blanking; and the Montreal strike ends but disruptions and risks continue.