Topic
Congestion
Every Vessel Hunter story on Congestion: 6 stories, from 21 August 2026 to 9 September 2026. Newest: "Espino de Marotta Takes Charge of a Panama Canal Running Short of Water". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Espino de Marotta Takes Charge of a Panama Canal Running Short of Water
Ilya Espino de Marotta has taken office for a seven-year term at the Panama Canal, with rainfall 34% below average and daily transit capacity falling to 32 ships from 15 September.
German Port Strike Deepens Congestion Already Holding 160,000 TEU at Anchor
A 48-hour warning strike at Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Wilhelmshaven, Emden and Brake landed on top of North European congestion already absorbing about 5% of deepsea containership capacity.
US East Coast Box Rates Break $10,000 as Panama Cuts Daily Transits Again
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index reached a 25-month high of 3,509.53 points, with Shanghai to US East Coast rates breaching $10,000 per FEU for the first time since 2022.
Typhoon Leaves Multi-Day Queues At Shanghai And Ningbo
Typhoon Dolphin has left multi-day vessel queues at Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan after temporary port shutdowns disrupted schedules across the region.
Asian Port Congestion Pushes Container Lines Back Towards The Red Sea
Delayed container capacity in Asia has reached about 2.4 million boxes following a typhoon that disrupted Chinese ports in the second week of August, and the resulting pressure is pushing container lines back towards a routing many
Container Backlog Persists At Bangladesh's Largest Port
Around 9,330 containers remain stuck at Bangladesh's largest port, occupying 22 percent of yard capacity, with clearance taking longer than the free time allowed.
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