European dock strikes hit 2-4 Sept as Shanghai typhoon backlog hits 9-day waits

Summary

A 48-hour German dockworker warning strike (Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven and more) running 2-4 September coincided with a Dutch nationwide walkout on 4 September hitting Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Zeeland truck ops. Simultaneously, Shanghai's typhoon-induced terminal shutdowns left vessel and cargo backlogs with about 9 days of waiting time, the most critical global gateway in K+N's latest update.