*State television shows 16,000-tonne vessel carrying dozens of military vehicles
*Analyst says civilian ships could be used to bring in supplies during an attack
A maintenance period at the Panama Canal’s Miraflores locks tentatively scheduled for August 29 to September 10 would likely cause long delays for ships that are not booked in advance.
Container ships stuck at anchor off Los Angeles/Long Beach are grabbing the headlines — with the all-time record high matched on Friday. But there’s another massive shipping traffic jam out there, one that’s holding up even more cargo.
Record number of dry bulk ships hit by port congestion
Sam Chambers August 20, 2021 https://splash247.com/record-number-of-dry-bulk-ships-hit-by-port-conges...
With capes closing in on the $50,000 per day mark, something not seen since June 2010, an important driver in today’s hot dry bulk market is not demand, but congestion.
