{
  "id": 5364517,
  "title": "Record port congestion exposes maritime’s collaboration problem, says PortXchange",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/record-port-congestion-exposes-maritimes-collaboration-problem-says",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T16:38:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/record-port-congestion-exposes-maritimes-collaboration-problem-says-portxchange/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Record levels of global port congestion are exposing a deeper issue in the maritime industry, according to PortXchange. The company argues that despite rhetoric around collaboration and resilience, shipping parties often only react after vessels are already waiting. Currently, over 4.3 million TEU of container capacity is stuck in port queues globally, surpassing the 2022 peak. However, this is a smaller share of total capacity due to the larger fleet. The latest increase is linked to storms in East Asia, but PortXchange warns against treating it as merely a weather event. Sjoerd de Jager, Managing Director & Co-Founder of PortXchange, emphasizes that port calls depend on various parties making coordinated decisions. Delayed or fragmented information hinders disruption management. Drewry also highlights increasing waiting times and declining ship reliability. PortXchange argues that looking for a single culprit misses the point, as ports cannot control extreme weather or geopolitical conflicts. They stress that shared responsibility does not mean there's nothing the industry can do. Better visibility and earlier coordination are key to reducing congestion's avoidable effects. PortXchange's EmissionInsider platform helps understand emissions from various activities, while its Synchronizer enables coordination among shipping lines, agents, terminals, and service providers. De Jager stresses that digital tools should fit the specific operational challenges of individual ports, not force a one-size-fits-all approach. While ports cannot control weather or political events, they can choose to face disruptions with better information and earlier decisions, rather than waiting for queues to form.",
  "summary": "PortXchange says the latest rise in global port congestion underscores why shipping, ports, terminals, and service providers need to share information earlier and make decisions from a common operational picture. Record levels of global port congestion are exposing a wider problem in maritime: an industry that talks about collaboration and resilience still too often reacts ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Record 4.3 million TEU container capacity stuck in port queues globally",
    "Storms in East Asia linked to latest congestion increase",
    "Better visibility and earlier coordination key to reducing congestion"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}