News / North Europe ports face capacity crunch as carriers race for berths

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North European container ports are facing a potential capacity crunch in early February, as the armada of alliance vessels from Asia that have been re-routed around Africa reach the Channel.

There are a number of loops from Asia to North Europe that left their last load ports in Asia at the end of December which are showing revised ETAs at first North Europe discharge ports in early to mid-February, so there is bound to be a certain ...