Continuing port congestion stretches supply chains to the limit
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Welloverahundredcontainershipswerestuckoffmajorcontainerportslastweekasportdelayscontinuetodisruptsupplychainsandhamperindustrialcustomers.
PaulBartlett|Sep20,2021
WorstaffectedweretheUSwestcoastportsofLongBeachandLosAngelesandChineseterminalsatShanghaiandNingbo,accordingtoindustryanalysis.
Thechaosiscostingmillionsofdollarsindelaystoshipsandcargo.Expertssaythattherapidrecoveryinworldtradeaftertheworstofthepandemiccausedsignificantdisruptiontosupplychains,withlargevolumesofequipmentatthewrongendoftradelanesandportproductivityplummeting.Theextentofthecongestioncrisis,whichisexpectedtohaveanimpactoninflation,hasalsodemonstratedhowsomeportshavenotkeptpacewithdigitaltechnologiestominimisedwelltimesandmaximisethroughput.
Related:65containershipswaitingatLA/LBports,up33%inaweekYetshippinganalystsatDrewryhaverevisedupwardstheirprojectedfive-yeargrowthforecastsonporthandlinginthelatestissueofthefirm’sGlobalContainerTerminalOperators–AnnualReviewandForecast.Cargohandledisexpectedtogrowbyanaverageof5%ayearoverthefirsthalfofthedecade,reachingglobalcapacityof1.34bnteuby2025,thecompany’ssectorexpertsrevealedinawebinarlastweek.
Digitalisationwillprovidethekeytoincreasedportproductivity,Drewrydeclared.Improveddataflowcanmateriallyreducethetimetakenforcontainerstotransitportsandblockchaintechnologynowprovidesabasisforsignificantefficiencygains.Theanalystsnotedhowglobalterminaloperators,regionalcontainerlinesandarterialtradelanecarriersarenowusingneutralplatformsincludingTradeLensandGlobalShippingBusinessNetwork,andotherssuchasAntBlockchain(Alibaba)inChina.
Related:Maersk:‘Unceasingcongestionbecomingaglobalproblem’Meanwhile,theimpactofportdelaysisunderpinningasurgeincontainershipchartering,withcompaniestakingextratonnageonlongerperiodcontracts.However,portcongestionisputtingabrakeonsomedeals,ascharterersholdoffcommittingtoexpensivetonnagethatcouldbeheldup,waitingoutsidecongestedportsforlongspells.
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