News / Shipping alliances drop almost 400 port calls in North Europe in five months

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Nearly a quarter of the scheduled port calls of Asia-North Europe alliance loops were omitted in the past five months, according to an Alphaliner survey.

The consultant found the three alliances had cancelled 383 calls during the period, attributed to port congestion, throwing the supply chains of thousands of shippers into disarray.

Importers have found their containers off-loaded at ports not in the original shipping plan and subjected to lengthy and fragmented relay services, while exporters have seen their cargo stranded at ...