Worsening congestion at the port of Rotterdam has prompted two short sea and feeder shipping lines to impose surcharges of around $100 per container. Shippers could also be hit by congestion surcharges at one of Hamburg's largest terminals, and Antwerp is showing the first signs of cargo bottlenecks as the European vacation season gets into full swing. Team Lines, a German feeder operator, said the situation in Rotterdam has not shown "any significant improvements" since the end of May, when it was experiencing berthing delays of up to 48 hours at the ECT Delta terminals. The terminals "are still facing severe congestion and the operational constraints are increasing," leading to extra costs and disruptions to its schedules at Europe's largest container port.
The congestion in Rotterdam, Europe's largest container port, is blamed on the late arrival of deep-sea container vessels, system outages and labor shortages. The berthing delays at ECT Delta are also related to an upgrade involving the installation of five new quay cranes, automated guided vehicles and automated staking cranes. Short sea and feeder carriers, barge operators and truckers are also bracing for delays at Europe's second- and third-largest container ports, Hamburg and Antwerp, as longshoremen go on vacation at the height of the peak shipping season. The increasing deployment of mega-ships, particularly on the Asia-Europe route, also is creating greater volume peaks that are straining terminal capacity in the Le Havre-Hamburg port range.
Source: JOC Online
The congestion in Rotterdam, Europe's largest container port, is blamed on the late arrival of deep-sea container vessels, system outages and labor shortages. The berthing delays at ECT Delta are also related to an upgrade involving the installation of five new quay cranes, automated guided vehicles and automated staking cranes. Short sea and feeder carriers, barge operators and truckers are also bracing for delays at Europe's second- and third-largest container ports, Hamburg and Antwerp, as longshoremen go on vacation at the height of the peak shipping season. The increasing deployment of mega-ships, particularly on the Asia-Europe route, also is creating greater volume peaks that are straining terminal capacity in the Le Havre-Hamburg port range.
Source: JOC Online
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