Trade union action across major European ports, particularly in Rotterdam and France, is causing significant disruptions to container shipping, exacerbating existing supply chain challenges. Strikes at Rotterdam's Delta II terminal and ongoing industrial action at French ports have created congestion, delays, and logistical bottlenecks, prompting carriers...
Congestion at the Port of Vancouver is expected to worsen over the coming weeks due to the combination of restricted access to inland rail links and deteriorating liner schedule reliability as the alliance reshuffle continues. Tiered operating restrictions have been in place in response to severe...
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has notified Qube Ports of further protected industrial action for participating members at the Port of Brisbane in response to stalled negotiations amid the expiration of the last employment agreement. The industrial action will involve a total of 168 consecutive...
Container ports Shanghai, Ningbo and Kaohsiung are working to alleviate congestion and elevated vessel queues caused by Typhoon Kong-Ray, the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan since 1996. It is anticipated that the backlog will be resolved within the coming days FOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS! Simply click...
As industrial action takes hold, Canada's top three ports have been impacted with such significant levels of disruption that they are effectively no longer operating. The start of November has seen the start of an indefinite strike at the Port of Montreal's Viau and Maisonneuve terminals...
Germany's United Services Union (ver.di) has recommended its members accept the latest offer from port employers in a long-running wage dispute that has regularly disrupted port operations at Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Emden and Brake. A final decision regarding the acceptance of the offer will be...
Vessel bunching caused by Typhoon Bebinca has seen operations disrupted at Shanghai and Ningbo ports, potentially impacting vessel schedules at destination ports. The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949, the ships that moved away in anticipation of the storm will return over the coming days,...
The catastrophic ship collision and collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has indefinitely blocked access in and out of the Port of Baltimore. A major hub for products such as cars, forest products, farm equipment and sugar, this incident will disrupt a key trade lane...
The disruptions across the Red Sea continue unabated, with ongoing route diversions, prolonged transit times and associated delays resulting in an 80% volume reduction of maritime traffic across the Suez Canal. However, whilst the continued shipping diversions have seen rates surge 200% throughout January and February,...
A backlog at Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) is expected to clear within the next fortnight. This backlog was caused by a combination of various factors, including an electrical outage, low worker productivity due to Super Bowl Sunday and super-post Panamax ships waiting for a...