News / Maersk eyes 'cut and run' moves as port congestion brings delays

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*Edited at 10:45am on 12 February to include a response from PSA Singapore and Maersk*

Maersk has advised it may have to resort to “cut and run” tactics to make connections at transhipment ports this week, as congestion in East Asia and Africa builds.  

Today, Maersk warned customers that it had noted congestion at the Kenyan gateway of Mombasa, due to “higher-than-expected yard density” and “equipment challenges”. 

These factors, it explained, meant delays in vessel berthing and departure. 

According to the eeSea database, ...