Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, Maersk claims
NewsSince shipping companies rerouted around Africa, Suez Canal traffic has dropped 66%, causing port congestion and supply chain disruptions, Maersk reports.
Run to keep up with the pace setters
Container traffic has continued to grow at a fast rate in Spanish ports, prompting sustained investment programmes.
Spain’s commercial seaports reported sustained growth in 2006 with overall trade rising at an average rate of 4.7%. Around 460 mt of goods were moved last year across Spain’s 46 ports with container traffic increasing 8.9% to more than 12.1M TEU, according to the national ports agency Puertos del Estado. General cargo traffic increased 10% to 184.3 mt.
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