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Yard utilisation levels are below 60% at some container terminals in Northern Europe – just when they should be brimming with peak season imports.

A year ago, it was rare to see a ship-to-shore crane not boomed down at container hubs in the Le Havre ? Hamburg range, with several ships anchored outside awaiting a berth.

But 12 months on, the 24,000 teu ultra-large vessels plying the Asia-North Europe tradelane can virtually secure a berth and work on arrival.

The first-half throughput figures ...

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  • Thomas Ogden

    July 25, 2023 at 10:14 pm

    Of course these Chinese figures are completely reliable as they never inflate them. I mean everyone else is down but China up. Withh reshoring and near shoring going on around the world how can China have great numbers. China’s exports are down across-the-board. Stop being afraid of these people and report the truth before you lose credibility.