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The port of Hamburg has hit back at recent media reports claiming container equipment is still in short supply at German depots.

It said that it had polled container lines serving German seaports to assess the situation on box availability, finding there was “no appreciable scarcity”.

Moreover, the port’s marketing association said the response to the survey also suggested carriers were “not expecting any shortages to arise”.

CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM) Axel Mattern said: “With the recovery of the Chinese ...

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  • Andy Lane

    March 25, 2020 at 3:01 am

    Tracking 4m (out of a global fleet in excess of 60 m) containers is hardly representative to create any form of index on.