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The congestion situation in both Antwerp and Rotterdam is not improving. Since a few months barges are faced with very long waiting times for loading & unloading in the port of Rotterdam & Antwerp; processing times of 48 hours with peaks up to 120 hours are not unusual. Concrete it means that as from July 10th each box (full or empty) that will move by barge: a) fm/to the region Cologne up to Basel, will be subject to a congestion surcharge of 25,00 � per container. b) In the Netherlands, more specific for inland terminals Moerdijk/Tilburg/Alphen a/d Rijn will be subject to a congestion surcharge of 10,00 � per TEU. Furthermore, if a barge cannot discharge the laden box at the intended deep sea terminal, containers will be discharged at an alternative terminal, this will incur an extra cost of 180,00 �. |
