Global port congestion keeping 1.7m teu of capacity out of the market

Persistent port congestion is effectively removing 1. 7m teu of container shipping capacity from the global market, with climate-driven disruption and larger-vessel calls adding to schedule delays, according to analysts Sea-Intelligence noted in its recent report that the number and length of delays was increasingly absorbing capacity that would otherwise be available to shippers. The consultancy said the pre-pandemic baseline between 2011 and 2019 was 2. 2% of global capacity absorbed by delays, a ... The post Global port congestion keeping 1.