News / Maersk refuses bookings for shipments to Sydney as the port struggles to cope

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Despite signs of a rapprochement between docker unions and container terminal employers in the port of Sydney, shippers have been warned to expect continuing congestion in container supply chains.

And some carriers are refusing bookings for shipments to the port.

Yesterday, Maersk announced a temporary suspension on Sydney bookings, likely to last until the end of the month.

It said: “To remove uncertainty for our customers’ supply chain and to assist handling of our vessels calling Sydney, Maersk is taking the difficult decision ...