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Congestion at North European and Asian box terminals continues to disrupt global liner schedules, with quarantines and the side-effects of Covid vaccination blamed for further instability in the supply chain.

Labour shortages at the Benelux ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam have been attributed to the after-effects of vaccination.

Hapag-Lloyd advised customers of “limited gang availability” at PSA’s Antwerp facility and similar issues at neighbouring Rotterdam.

“ECT cannot man all available cranes due to a lack of labour, which is strongly affected by the ...

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