Labor Slowdown Creates Long Delays at Rotterdam Container Terminal

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he labor strife that has plagued ports around the world has spread to Rotterdam with reports of long delays and slowdowns due to a contract dispute at the Hutchison Delta II Terminal. Two labor unions have broken off negotiations and backed away from a tentative agreement threatening to continue their strikes until the operator meets the terms of the tentative agreement.

The terminal which was opened in Rotterdam in 2000 reports it handles up to a quarter of the container volume through the port, which is also the busiest container port in Europe. APM Terminals had owned the facility till selling it in 2021 to the Chinese Hutchison Ports. It is located adjacent to Hutchison’s other t…