Port Congestion | Week 31 Line-up Rotterdam Port Admits "Unusual Congestion"! The European Port Congestion Crisis Continues to Escalate 港口拥堵 | 31 周 line-up 鹿特丹港承认“异常拥堵”！欧洲港口拥堵危机持续升级

Port Congestion | Week 31 Line-up Rotterdam Port Admits "Unusual Congestion"! The European Port Congestion Crisis Continues to Escalate

港口拥堵 | 31 周 line-up 鹿特丹港承认“异常拥堵”！欧洲港口拥堵危机持续升级 

Rotterdam Port "Unusually Congested"

According to a customer notice released last week by HMM (Hyundai Merchant Marine), ships at the World Gateway terminal of the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, have to wait up to 10 days to berth. Another major terminal of the port, the ECT terminal, only requires late-arriving ships to wait for 2 days, but it is facing issues such as insufficient worker attendance rates and truck waiting times during peak hours far exceeding the norm.

On July 22, the Port of Rotterdam admitted to "unusual congestion," with the main backlog occurring in the landside operations.

The port authorities of Rotterdam stated: "A combination of factors has led to extended waiting times for landside operations at the deep-sea terminals - including the transition of old and new schedules (route adjustments), the concentration of large vessels arriving at the port, the reorganization of shipping alliances, operational disruptions, and the impact of severe weather at the beginning of the year."

鹿特丹港“异常拥堵”

据韩新海运（HMM）上周发布的客户通告显示，欧洲第一大港——鹿特丹港的World Gateway码头的船舶需等待长达10天才能靠泊。该港口另一主要码头——ECT码头虽仅要求晚到船舶等候2天，却面临工人出勤率不足、高峰时段卡车等待时间远超往常等问题。

7月22日，鹿特丹港承认出现“异常拥堵”，主要积压发生在陆侧环节。

鹿特丹港方面表示：“多因素叠加导致深海码头陆侧操作等待时间延长——包括新旧船期交替（航线增减调整）、大型船舶集中到港、航运联盟重组、作业中断以及年初恶劣天气影响。”

Antwerp-Bruges Port Under Congestion Pressure

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges is also facing operational pressure. The container throughput of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium increased by 3.7% year-on-year in the first half of this year, reaching 6.91 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), but the continuously growing freight volume has exacerbated the congestion problems caused by the insufficient landside space.

The HMM notice showed that the average waiting time for ships at the Noordzee terminal was 1.5 days. Although the company stated that the cargo dwell time is gradually improving, it also pointed out that the storage period for the terminal yard to receive containers has been shortened from 7 days to 5 days.

Similar to the Port of Rotterdam, the Port of Antwerp is also suffering from severe truck congestion outside the port area. The port attributes the current difficulties to multiple factors, including several labor strikes in recent months and supply chain adjustments.

安特卫普-布鲁日港面临拥堵压力

安特卫普-布鲁日港同样面临运营压力。比利时安特卫普-布鲁日港今年上半年集装箱吞吐量同比增长3.7%，达到691万标准箱（TEUs），但持续增长的货运量加剧了因陆侧空间不足导致的拥堵问题。

HMM通告显示，其Noordzee码头船舶平均等待时间达1.5天。尽管该公司表示货物滞留时间正逐步改善，但也指出码头堆场接收集装箱的存放期限已从7天缩短至5天。

与鹿特丹港类似，安特卫普港区外也遭遇严重的卡车拥堵问题。该港口将当前困境归因于多重因素，包括近月来多次劳工罢工以及供应链调整等。

Overall Market in South America West

The overall market demand in South America West remains stable, but market activity has increased compared to the previous two weeks, stimulated by the continuous price reductions by shipping companies.

The main channels of the APM and DP World terminals at Callao Port in Peru are severely congested, compounded by the closure of surrounding roads, which has led to a significant decrease in port throughput and a marked impact on import and export operations.

The congestion at Manzanillo Port in Mexico continues to deteriorate due to previous strikes and adverse weather conditions.

Some shipping companies have already anticipated the risk of delays and have chosen to skip ports, diverting to Lazaro Port, or using transshipment methods to bypass the destination ports. It is necessary to be aware of the potential delay risks associated with such operations in advance.

南美西整体市场

南美西整体市场需求保持平稳，但在船公司持续降价的刺激下，市场活跃度较前两周有所提升。

秘鲁卡亚俄港APM与DPW码头主通道严重拥堵，叠加周边道路封闭，港口吞吐量下降较多，对进出口操作造成显著影响；

墨西哥曼萨尼约港受前期罢工与恶劣天气影响，拥堵持续恶化；

部分船公司已预判延误风险，选择跳港，改挂拉扎罗港，或通过中转方式绕行至目的港，需提前知悉此类操作可能带来的延误风险。