Container

摘要

Global port handling in 2021 is estimated at 848.6 mteu, a 6.5% rise over the previous year and the highest since 2012 – thanks to the low base of 2020 mainly due to the Covid-19 restrictions across the world with varying degrees and timelines. The strength and pace of recovery have resulted in severe port congestion, with terminal operators facing the challenge of ad-hoc ship calls, off-schedule vessel arrivals and rising dwell times caused by labour and equipment shortages within the landside supply chain, as well as on-dock staff absences due to continued Covid-19 outbreaks. For the first time, the USEC is witnessing a considerable increase in traffic – one-third of the container traffic into the US as west coast ports struggle to ease the congestion and other landside bottlenecks.