China Port Congestion Worsens as Ningbo Shuts for Seventh Day
NINGBO : The partial closure of the world’s third-busiest container port is worsening congestion at other major Chinese ports, as ships divert away from Ningbo amid uncertainty over how long virus control measures in the city
California congestion nears New High, East Coast gridlock worsens
CALIFORNIA : It’s only mid-August — the early days of peak shipping season — but the record for container ships anchored off California is already on the verge of being broken. Port congestion is
Major global liners under FMC investigation over congestion surcharges
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has sent inquiries to eight major global ocean carriers to provide details about congestion and related surcharges they have implemented or announced. The move comes as a response to
FMC’s Maffei says capacity demand won’t recede ‘until late 2022’
NEW JERSEY : Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman discusses port congestion, Fact Finding 29 recommendations and more in this exclusive Q&A For logistics managers around the world, planning a budget for next year will
Singapore-Malaysian ships wait over five days in Chittagong
DHAKA : While outbound laden containers are piling up in depots, Chittagong port yards are full of boxes. At the same time, the vessels in Chittagong are experiencing severe berthing delays raising shippers and
Indian ports need to release boxes to clear congestion
MUMBAI : A continuing crunch in the container industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic aggravated by the Suez Canal crisis and the Yantian Port congestion in South China has led to heavy congestion at
Schedules still in turmoil as Covid issues drive port congestion, but there is light
WOODBRIDGE : Congestion at North European and Asian box terminals continues to disrupt global liner schedules, with quarantines and the side-effects of Covid vaccination blamed for further instability in the supply chain. Labour shortages
Sea-Intelligence sees a staggering number of late vessel arrivals
DENMARK : Schedule reliability across the world has been pretty poor throughout the year, as several ports and regions have been severely impacted by port congestion, according to Sea-Intelligence’s latest report. As can be