News / It's crucial that ports escape congestion and delays as global trade rebuilds

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Few corners of the global container supply chain were left unscathed by severe congestion at terminals last year, but new data from IHS Markit, released today, shows just how significant the problem became.

According to the research group, vessel time in ports around the world shot up in the second half of last year, and it was the largest vessels that were most heavily affected by congestion.

Ships exchanging 6,000 boxes or more on a port call saw their average time at ...