News / Missed port calls a headache for feeder operators as stranded containers pile up

The decision by Maersk and other carriers to skip UK port calls due to berthing delays is proving a massive challenge for feeder operators tasked with relaying thousands of ’overcarried’ containers.

Over-landed UK cargo is stacking up at the major hub ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp on already heavily congested terminals, and carriers are now looking at other ports, such as Zeebrugge and Wilhemshaven, to discharge frustrated UK imports.

Without any spare capacity available to relay the containers back to the UK, ...