Following a recent inspection by Dutch Customs, APMT MVII has informed shipping line Maersk of a stricter enforcement of the FOP (= FIAT Opslag) procedure. In future if the registration of containers is late or incomplete, the containers can not be accepted at seaport terminals.
At present, average waiting times for the handling of our barges in the seaports are:
Antwerp: 33 hours
Rotterdam: 45 hours
At present, average waiting times for the handling of our barges in the seaports are:
Antwerp: 72 hours
Rotterdam: 56 hours
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has announced that work on cleaning up the oil spill at the Deurganckdok is almost completed and that the selective navigation ban there has ended. All quays and terminals have been fully operational since 14:00 today.
On 17 and 18 June, strikes in the seaports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven will cause massive restrictions in the handling of trains and trucks.