Global ports grapple with backlog from Suez Canal Blockage
Cargoes delayed by the grounding of container ship the Ever Given in the Suez Canal in April are beginning to arrive at ports around the world, adding to fresh pressure on global supply chains which were already struggling to cope with the problems posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The ripple effect of the Suez incident would be ships out of their normal pattern of sailing, not calling where they should be calling, not picking up empties where they should pick them up.
The knock-on effects of the blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to impact North Europe supply chains until June.
According to data from MarineTraffic, a global ship tracking platform, the ports of Hamburg, Rotterdam, Valencia and Antwerp now typically deal with more than 200 ocean-going container carriers a week.
Driven by pandemic-induced, internet-fueled consumer spending, the Port of Los Angeles has been struggling to keep up with demand since February, when it was unable to accommodate all the arriving ships. It had its busiest March in 114 years. On April 27, according to LA's Signal, 10 container vessels were at anchor at the port, facing an average wait of 7.7 days.
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