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Major congestion across north European ports is forecast to last well into the summer, with this week\u2019s strikes at Antwerp-Bruges not having helped the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the start of industrial action on Tuesday, yard utilization at Antwerp had already hit 96%, with reefer plugs reportedly over capacity at 112%.\u00a0More than 100 vessels were awaiting service after the strike concluded on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

This latest strike is not the sole cause of the difficulties being felt in Northern Europe.<\/p>\n

Maersk began to issue advisories in mid-April that operators were contending with \u201cincreasing congestion levels and operational disruptions at several ports,\u201d pointing to low inland water levels, amendments to ocean networks, and a drop in available labour.<\/p>\n

Added to which, said a spokesperson for the Belgian gateway:<\/em>\u00a0\u201cSchedule reliability and large calls-sizes also are an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more in an\u00a0article from The Loadstar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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