At the end of 2022, various shipping segments experienced delays in their trading patterns caused by a magnitude of factors, which had a compounding effect on operations including labor shortages, long dwell times for import cargo and surges in capacity demand. While several mitigation initiatives remain in motion, there are positive signs including reduced waiting times for vessels at several ports. These improvements provide some relief to Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s operations on both land and sea to increase throughput of customers’ volumes in and out of Europe. (....)