# Port Congestion Update: Clarksons Congestion Index Reaches New High – Clarksons Research

> The Clarksons Port Congestion Index reached a new high, with 37.3% of containership fleet capacity in port on 21 October against a pre-Covid average of 31.4%. Bulk carrier capacity at port also hit a record 36.2%. The ClarkSea Index reached a twelve-year high.

- Date: 2021-10-22 · published 2021-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44461-port-congestion-update-clarksons-congestion-index-reaches-new-high-clarksons
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Record congestion sustains high freight rates and vessel delays, tightening shipping capacity and raising costs for bulk feed and grain cargoes.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- insights.clarksons.net: https://insights.clarksons.net/port-congestion-update-clarksons-congestion-index-reaches-new-high/

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