Industrial action across Belgium's rail, transport and public sectors has the potential to disrupt freight flows through Antwerp and the wider Benelux logistics corridor, placing more strain on a European port network already battling congestion and capacity limitations. Europe's three largest container hubs - Antwerp, Rotterdam...
Further delays and disruptions are anticipated across North Europe throughout August and September due to the anticipated influx of containers from Asia scheduled to arrive at already-congested gateway ports. Strong import demand in Europe has seen Asia-Europe container flows increase by around 9% year-on-year in the...
Ports across Europe will continue to face disruption with little improvement anticipated for the months ahead as container yards are full at main hubs and ships arrive outside their berthing windows. With several important ports across Europe operating at their maximum capacity and container ships facing...
Ports across Europe are expected to face months of disruption and congestion ahead due a combination of contributing factors such as ships arriving outside their berthing windows, industrial strikes and blockades, alliances reshuffling capacity, low water on the Rhine as well as Trump's tariffs pause...
Trade union action across major European ports, particularly in Rotterdam and France, is causing significant disruptions to container shipping, exacerbating existing supply chain challenges. Strikes at Rotterdam's Delta II terminal and ongoing industrial action at French ports have created congestion, delays, and logistical bottlenecks, prompting carriers...