West African port congestion exposes gaps beyond terminal gates

Congestion along West Africa’s coast is exposing infrastructure that appears dramatically ill-suited to the region’s rapidly developing container market, with concerns that the level of investment, and its intended developments, are not where they need to be. Last year, Drewry recorded a 19. 4% year-on-year upturn in regional container throughput, reflecting the introduction of larger vessels on Asia-West Africa services, and The Loadstar’s reporting indicates developing trade between West Africa and Latin ... The post West African port congestion exposes gaps beyond terminal gates appeared first on The Loadstar .