Port congestion eased slightly last week with improvements coming mainly from
Chinese ports while there was little change in the situation in Europe and North
America. In China, the congestion is mainly concentrated in Shanghai and Ningbo
which continues to see elevated vessel calls and container volumes with waiting
times of up to 2 days. European port congestion also remains high with Hamburg,
Rotterdam, Antwerp and London Gateway experiencing very high yard occupancy
rates that has caused ber