Carriers warn of delays as congestion increases at North Europe's ports
Congestion levels are set to rise at ports across Northern Europe – expect schedule disruption, ...
The CEO of TRAC intermodal, Daniel Walsh (pictured below), warned delegates at TPM 24 that industry collaboration would be key to avoiding a repeat of the chassis availability problems of the past two years.
Mr Walsh fielded some tough questions from the moment he stepped onto the platform.
“We had to pay thousands of dollars in rail storage because no TRAC chassis were available,” complained one audience member, likely referring to the pandemic-induced surge of port volumes that left many beneficial cargo ...
European port congestion now at five-to-six days, and getting worse
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