Congestion at Asian and European ports keeping charter rates firm
UPDATED TO CHANGE ECONDB DELAYS FROM VESSEL WAITING TIMES TO CONTAINER DWELL TIMES. Bottlenecks at Asian ...
By Ian Putzger
As the epic congestion at the largest marine gateway complex in the US shows no signs of abating, container lines are looking increasingly for west coast alternatives and are diverting vessels, or changing the order of port calls.
Transpacific sailings that avoid Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA-LB) are arriving, and Oakland and the Tacoma-Seattle Northwest Seaport alliance have reported advanced talks with carriers about new services.
“Carriers are diverting some vessels or changing the order of ports of call to try and fit into a slot ...
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