March 2021

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SHIPPING MARKET AT THE START OF 2nd QUARTER 2021 24 March 2021 Dear customer, The shipping sector has never seen such problems with congestion, equipment shortages and rates increasing to unprecedented levels. And notwithstanding the higher rates, carriers are also restricting allocations and limiting container weights. Seafreight rates are again increasing substantially in […]

CONGESTION PROBLEMS AT ‘ANTWERP GATEWAY’ – PORT OF ANTWERP One of the biggest terminals in the Port of Antwerp, called ‘Antwerp Gateway’ and operated by DP World, is struggling with serious congestion and waiting times. Also a lot of other European ports are impacted by the disruption of the international maritime supply chain. For example