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European ports that are facing congestion are exploring various options to tackle it. A major fallout of the congestion is that it is creating havoc on road and rail needed to disperse the traffic over wide areas. One solution which, according to London’s Financial Times, is gaining acceptance, particularly in the UK, is reducing truck routes by opening ports nearer to the points of retail sales. With this, some of the old ports which were relegated to oblivion can hope to receive a fresh lease of life, more so because, as the newspaper points out, the shipping lines prefer more direct calls. In the continent, short-sea routes are easier as EU-wide customs has agreed to scrap port-to-port inspections on traffic between harbours within the European Community. Rotterdam, as it is pointed out, proposes to expand its Euromax terminals by January 2009 for which proper dredging and road connectivity will be needed.

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