SEKO flags over 350,000 TEU capacity withdrawals as global port congestion tops pandemic highs

• SEKO analysis flagged global port congestion nearing pandemic-era stress, driven by carrier capacity withdrawals through Sept. 1.
• Outright void sailings totaled 260,000-270,000 TEU, led by Ocean Alliance at 145,000-155,000 TEU.
• Additional removals included MSC at about 62,000 TEU, Gemini Cooperation at about 53,000 TEU, lifting disruptions above 350,000 TEU.
• Capacity tightening spread beyond North Europe, increasing displacement risk at West Mediterranean gateways alongside Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg.
• Shanghai, Qingdao, Ningbo were cited as the main load-port disruption points, with more than 140,000 TEU exposed in Shanghai.

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