port congestion

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Asian congestion is pushing carriers toward Suez, increasing Asia-Europe capacity as freight rates soften from mid-year highs

14th September 2026

Asia-Europe rates fall as Suez returns

14th September 2026

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

PORT & TERMINAL NEWS

Rising port waiting times and vessel volumes are increasing congestion risks as terminals prioritise utilisation over supply chain resilience

2nd September 2026

Port congestion risks rise

2nd September 2026

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Greenhouse gas emissions can be significantly lowered by reducing waiting time at port and optimising voyage speeds, according to new research by UMAS and University College London’s Energy Institute.

29th January 2025

Reducing port waiting times saves emissions

29th January 2025

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

September marks the peak season for US West Coast ports, but looming labour strikes could severely impact container trade and supply chains going forward.

17th September 2024

US west coast ports brace again for labour strikes

17th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Houthi entrance into the Gaza conflict changed the fundamentals of global trade and in turn economics. How easy it is to create chaos.

25th July 2024

Volatility and uncertainty – the ruling scenario

25th July 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

BMT*, the specialist consulting group, provides detailed insight into distressed cargo management operations and how to extract value and upside in the face of a serious shipping incident

21st April 2023

Making the best of the worst

21st April 2023

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

An improving economic outlook and falling energy costs are expected to provide some reprieve from margin pressures for container terminal operators later this year.

18th April 2023

Margin pressures will ease for container terminal operators

18th April 2023

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Container shipping lines now face a markedly different market situation. Felicity Landon highlights the findings of a recent Drewry Webinar on this key subject

15th December 2022

Market fundamentals turn

15th December 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Kicking off the first in a series of PS Case Studies on combating congestion, Phillip Marsham, Executive Director, Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) and Manila Harbor Centre, ICTSI Group companies, confirms a…

27th October 2022

Case Study

27th October 2022

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

A new report from the Royal Bank of Canada assesses the impact of current challenges to the global supply chain and considers what the likely outcome will be. A J Keyes presents…

30th June 2022

THE DOMINO EFFECT

30th June 2022

NEWS

NEWS

More inflation, disruption and delays in the supply chain will result from the Ukraine crisis

8th March 2022

Global container slowdown

8th March 2022