Amid strikes Maersk line diverts cargo away from Algeciras, Spain
Westbound vessels on the carrier’s Asia-Europe and Middle East services normally calling Algeciras will be diverted to other facilities in the Mediterranean where capacity has been secured.
According to a notice to customers from the shipping line, “transhipment connections will be made there for cargo destined for Africa, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and Latin America, based on our existing network and additional capacity deployed during the contingency”.
“These actions will cause a serious impact on cargo flows in and out of Spain and more widely to our global network, especially due to the strategic importance of the port of Algeciras as a major transhipment port for cargo moving to/out of Europe, Africa and many other destinations,” it added.
source: container-mag.com
