Bad Weather Causes Chaos at Indian Ports, and Cargo Backlogs Build

Container flows out of India’s west coast ports are under severe pressure, as terminals battle cargo bottlenecks from extreme weather on top of lingering capacity pressure linked to a build-up of volumes.

Container lines have reported significant vessel delays at Mundra Port, which bears the brunt of the country’s containerized trade, after torrential rain and flooding swept through the coast last week.

“For at least three days, flooding brought the entire shipping system at Mundra to a standstill,” said a senior executive at one of the leading carriers.

Read more in an article from The Loadstar.