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Port congestion eases as new shipping corridors come online

Average dwell times fell for a fourth consecutive month, but freight rates stay above pre-crisis levels.

By Ines Carvalho · 14 Aug 2026, 18:40 UTC · 4 min read

Port congestion eases as new shipping corridors come online

Container throughput at the region's five largest terminals rose 8% year on year while average waiting times dropped to under two days, the shortest since the network shock began.

Carriers have rerouted a meaningful share of capacity, absorbing longer voyages in exchange for schedule reliability that shippers now pay a premium to secure.

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