Inland shipping industry complains of high-level delays in Rotterdam

Linc, a partnership between the Central Bureau for Rhine and Inland Navigation (CBRB) and the Association of Inland Terminal Operators (VITO), has complained to terminal operator ECT and the Rotterdam Port Authority (HbR) about the consequences of the 24-hour strike on 7 and 8 January. According to the organisation, a lot of shippers chose to deliver or transfer containers by truck to Antwerp. This saddles barge operators with high costs and results in considerable image damage for the port of Rotterdam and inland navigation in the Netherlands.