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Container lines ‘struggling’ with port congestion and ship shortages

Carriers are turning up on the wrong days because of scheduling problems arising from Red Sea crisis, says sector chief

Container shipping lines are struggling to cope with congested ports and shortages of ships as the crisis in the Red Sea drags into a third month, one of the sector’s most senior executives has warned.

Jeremy Nixon, chief executive of Japan’s Ocean Network Express, said many shipping lines were facing scheduling problems. The issue has emerged since attacks by Yemen’s Houthis in December prompted most carriers to stop using the normal Asia to Europe route through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

This meant that vessels were frequently arriving at ports on days when they were not scheduled, Nixon said.

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