News / Lean times ahead for Europe’s box ports as carriers push for more capacity cuts

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December throughput at North Europe’s container ports will fall significantly as a result of Golden Week holiday blanking programmes by carriers.

And there could be worse to come for terminal operators: the result of pending decisions to chop more capacity from the route to support huge 1 November FAK rate hikes.

In fact, The Loadstar understands, a number of shipping alliance members are pushing for a radical overhaul of networks, including temporary winter season suspensions of some loops.

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