Since ESC’s first press release of the 17th of March 2017, the press reported on the problems that shippers are faced with in ports: the insufficient capacity to take all shipments, no guarantee that all goods of a shipment will be loaded, increasing prices for the available slots. ESC gave interviews and provided additional information to a number of publications:
- American Shipper, “Shanghai’s Yangshan Port suffers massive delays”, 17.04.2017
- Journal of Commerce, “Asia-Europe spot market begins to inch up”, 14.04.2017
- PaRR, “Shipping alliances provoke global antitrust pushback”, 11.04.2017
- Lloyd’s List, “Carriers blame unseasonal demand for European exporters’ woes”, 06.04.2017
- The Wall Street Journal, “Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia”, 05.04.2017
- The LoadStar, “Capacity-stricken box lines under fire from European shippers over lost contracts”, 05.04.2017
- Splash 24/7, “Extra capacity on main east-west trades set to calm shipper nerves”, 05.04.2017
- Lloyd’s List, “New alliances fail to reassure European shippers as cargo backlog grows”, 05.04.2017
- Journal of Commerce, “European shippers say exports to Asia delayed weeks”, 04.04.2017
- Splash 24/7, “Who’s fooling who as alliance reschuffle falls tomorrow”, 31.03.2017
- Shipping Watch, “Shippers want the EU to look into liner rules”, 29.03.2017
- Port technology, “Maiden Voyage Route Announced for Largest Containership”, 29.03.2017
- American Shipper, “ESC complains about ‘huge booking crunch’ “, 28.03.2017
- Port technology, “Shippers raise concern over alliance changes”, 28.03.2017
- Splash 24/7, “Shippers cry foul over April 1 reshuffle of the global container alliances”, 28.03.2017
- Nieuwsblad Transport, “Reorganisatie allianties oorzaak voor capaciteitstekort”, 23.03.2017
- Air cargo news, “Carriers see europe-asia demans surge as box lines feel a cpacity pinch”, 22.03.2017
- Fresh Plaza, “ESC asks for clarification capacity seaborne freight”, 22.03.2017.