Shipping disruptions reveal hidden costs of port congestion and Red Sea diversions

Shipping disruptions: U.S.-bound effective capacity and shipping utilisation, 2016–2025

Shipping disruptions can impose substantial economic costs by reducing the effective capacity of container shipping networks, even when more vessels are deployed. New research using satellite tracking data from 58,582 container-ship voyages examines how port congestion, slower sailing speeds and rerouting affect shipping capacity on major US trade routes. The study estimates that the 2021 US West Coast port crisis […]

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