Congestion continues

It is reported that the Danish research and analysis company Sea-Intelligence used the congestion update data released by HMM from November 16, 2020 to December 16, 2021, to study the increased congestion related to the container terminals at both ends and the multiple related to the terminal. Congestion of intermodal transport.



The North American Terminal Congestion Index shows that congestion peaked in mid-September this year, and then there was a short-term improvement in early October. However, this improvement was quickly reversed and congestion reached its highest level in history.
Sea-Intelligence said that although the congestion data used comes from HMM, it cannot guarantee that the experience of a specific company can fully represent all other operators in the world, but as a major global operator and a member of THE alliance, it believes that it should reflect the overall market situation.



"Although people are very concerned about the congestion problem and hope to solve the same problem, the reality experienced by HMM is that the port congestion problem in Europe is getting worse, and the congestion problem in North America continues to be at a historical high, and there is no sign of improvement." Sea- Intelligence CEO Alan Murphy pointed out. In terms of multimodal transport congestion, the situation in North America continues to deteriorate, and there are recent signs in Europe that the situation has deteriorated slightly.



Murphy concluded: "As we enter the peak period before the Spring Festival (in the next six weeks), the situation is likely to get worse before it improves."