News / Scoop for Wilhelmshaven as the Ocean Alliance comes to call

Although still unconfirmed by carriers – giving greater credence to Drewry’s view that a lack of coordination within the major container shipping alliances could lay the ground for chaotic scenes at ports once the new groupings start on 1 April – it would appear that the latest port to claim a major scoop is Wilhelmshaven in Germany.

The port is at the western mouth of the Weser, across from the container port of Bremerhaven and built largely on the back of loans from ...