FLASH INFO: Reunion is suffering from the crisis

We’ve been mired in a never-ending crisis since 2020, thanks to Covid-19.
We have repeatedly experienced difficulties that have only worsened over time.
Despite the current lack of communication on the subject, via the various media, you should know that global shipping is still in crisis!

La Réunion is no exception to the rule

The port of La Réunion

Despite a year of horribly long delays, for which Port Réunion’s congestion is also largely to blame; from cancelled calls to hour-long queues for road hauliers, the Grand Port Maritime de la Réunion has unveiled traffic trends for 2021, at a higher level than at the same period in 2019.

2022 : The Port adds a necessary layer

Extensive work has begun to replace two 27-year-old container unloading gantry cranes until the end of August at the latest.

This large-scale worksite is being carried out at a time when the port was already almost at saturation point.

The work does not prevent ships from calling in or containers from transiting the port, but it does further hamper an already deteriorated activity.

Not only are the gantry cranes no longer unloading ships, but a 95m crane is needed to lower the pieces. What’s more, the crane had to be installed in the middle of the container bays, further reducing storage capacity for import containers.

Several shipping companies are becoming reluctant to serve Réunion due to the congestion at the Grand Port Maritime.

Boat departure frequencies are decreasing, and empty containers are no longer evacuated. Fewer ships and containers that don’t leave mean less space to store incoming containers.

Fewer sea carriers serving Réunion means that the competitiveness of the Grand Port Maritime is also affected.