News / Carriers face cargo logjams as congestion persists at Mundra

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The congestion plaguing Mundra Port over the past week, following cyclone-related disruption along India’s western coast, has severely crimped carriers’ ability to maximise export lifts amid increasing vessel capacity utilisation woes.

According to industry sources, container terminals in the private harbour – Adani Group’s flagship entity – have tightened the time allotted for cargo gate-in as they attempt to mitigate vessel congestion.

That means “carriers are facing challenges connecting all planned loads”, a ship agent in Mundra told The Loadstar, with shippers ...