Suez impact digested
The Port of Rotterdam is just one of the European ports that could call the whole thing off. The backlog caused by the grounding of the "Ever Given" is as good as processed.
With this notification, the Suez consultative panel involving various sector organisations was disbanded this week. The panel was established to support the terminals in processing the 64 container ships en route to Rotterdam that were delayed when the Suez Canal was blocked after the “Ever Given” ran aground on 23 March.
54 vessels have now been processed, three vessels were cancelled, two are currently being processed in Rotterdam, one is at anchor and four are en route.Among these four is the “Ever Given”, which has been seized by the Egyptian authorities in the canal’s Great Bitter Lake.
The consultation resulted in a better utilisation of the existing infrastructure outside the terminals. Empty containers at the depots were used more, and restricted delivery times at the terminals resulted in a more efficient supply of full containers. The consultative panel also attempted a shift to more overnight and weekend distribution, but this was said to be "not really a success." (cd)