port of antwerp Daniël Leppens
Daniël Leppens

Barge delays at major North European terminals are predicted to persist until structural problems surrounding the region’s summer labour pools are solved.

Reported delays of up to 120 hours at Antwerp and Rotterdam led several European barge operators and deepsea carriers to impose congestion surcharges on shipments to the ports.

A week ago it seemed the problem may have been easing, as barge operator Contargo reported a drop in waiting times to 48 hours, but amended this to 12-72 hours on Monday morning.

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