Danish carrier Unifeeder has complained of “serious operational problems” and delays at terminals in Rotterdam following a surge in container imports from China, and has threatened to impose a congestion surcharge.

These delays at the the Euromax, ECT Home and ECT Delta terminals have
caused both delays and short-shipments of cargo to and from Baltic and
Scandinavian countries.

The situation, which is caused by a lack of manpower and increased
volumes, combined with delayed ocean liners, is causing peaks at
terminals exceeding their capacity.

“We are experiencing delays beyond 36 hours as well as short-shipments
on our Scandinavian and Baltic services, and the performance of the
terminals has prevented us from maintaining our planned schedule,” said
the company in a statement on July 16.

“We have experienced a loss of revenue and we have been facing
additional operational costs as a result of our vessels laying idle in
Rotterdam for a longer period of time, extra fuel consumption and
overtime costs in the wayports.

“Consequently, if this situation continues during the next weeks we will implement a congestion surcharge as from 1 August.”

Source: Baird maritime

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