There will be no speedy solution to the congestion that is creating bottlenecks at ports around the world as terminals battle to cope with growing trade and surges in container volume. … Addressing the U.S. West Coast port congestion, Stanley Smulders, senior vice president for Asia-Europe and West Africa trade management for G6 Alliance member MOL, said the big ship problem was heightened by the labor unrest, the lack of drivers, and lines losing chassis ownership.
“There are so many issues on the West Coast that it will not change overnight,” he said.
“They will be building terminals that can handle the mega ships and have the turn-around space and yard capacity to enable alliance members to connect. It is fortunate that Singapore is capable of doing that, but most ports in the world cannot build an entire new port and shut down the old one,” he said.
