European port congestion picked up over the past week especially in Rotterdam
where the number of vessels waiting at anchorage rising very quickly while yard
capacity utilization has reached critical levels. Barge traffic has been
affected by low water on the Rhine as well as diversions from UK to avoid the
Felixstowe port strike.
This is relieving congestion at ports further downstream, with German ports
seeing a slight reduction in the vessel queues.
There were no material change in the numb