Port congestion persisted over the New Year holidays especially across certain key ports in Europe and North American ports where long berthing delays remain unresolved. Congestion at European ports remain at a 2 year high with very serious delays at Antwerp, Hamburg, Le Havre, Rotterdam and Southampton in North Europe and at Ambarli, Genoa, Piraeus and Valencia in the Mediterranean. Severe weather conditions coupled with labour shortages have badly disrupted operations at these ports, with only