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Asia’s shortage of empty containers may worsen on Rotterdam jam

Empty containers crucially needed by Asian exporters are accumulating in the port of Rotterdam where carriers prioritize shipments of filled boxes.
Photo: Federico Gambarini/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Federico Gambarini/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
By Ann Koh and Cagan Koc, bloomberg news

Empty container boxes crucial for Asia’s exporters are getting stuck in the port of Rotterdam as a growing backlog of undelivered goods at Europe’s export hub forces ocean carriers to prioritize shipments of filled boxes.

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