Congestion at European ports are also inching upwards, with rapidly
deteriorating conditions in Northern Europe cancelling out the recent
improvements at Med ports.
The situation especially bad at German ports which have been hit by a 48 hour
strike on 14-16 July. It follows a 24 hour walkout on 23 June and an one-shift
warning strike on 9 June with dockworkers unable to reach an agreement on their
demands for higher pay after 6 rounds on negotiations.
Vessels queues are already very high espe