Car carrier owners could be set to impose surcharges for shippers as Panama Canal disruption grows.
Veson Nautical analyst Andrea De Luca said congestion due to reduced transits at the waterway is starting to affect services.
Upheaval in the Red Sea following the hijacking of the 5,100-ceu car carrier Galaxy Leader (built 2002) is also “weighing on shipowners’ confidence”, he added.
