Global port congestion continues to show no improvements with several main Chinese ports experiencing severe delays, particularly in Ningbo, Shanghai and Qingdao where waiting times have increased to up to 5 days. The total number of ships waiting at anchorages n North Asia averaged over 1m teu last week due to both weather-related delays as well as high vessel traffic. These delays will also impact ports further downstream especially around Southeast Asia where congestion has also been rising.