“ Similar to dry cargo , reefer cargo has also been affected by vessel delays and port congestion .”
“ We ’ re seeing a shortage of plugs at some of the ports in Malaysia , especially Westports .”
Reefer shippers are also facing congestion issues at some European and Mediterranean ports as carriers develop new transshipment hubs for vessels diverting around southern
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Africa to avoid attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea . These include Barcelona , where transshipment volumes are beyond its capacity , according to Peter Sand , chief analyst at online benchmarking platform Xeneta .
Brazilizan slot woes
Ocean carriers and South American freight forwarders say the challenges facing reefer shippers are particularly acute in Brazil , impacting north-south shipments to the US and long-haul cargo to and from Asia .
Fabrizio De Paulis , managing director of Brazil-based
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