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Global port congestion has reached an 18-month high, with 60% of ships waiting at anchor located in Asia .
Ship timetables are being disrupted with missed sailing schedules and fewer port calls.
Maersk, the world's second -largest container carrier, said it would skip two westbound sailings from China and South Korea in early July due to severe congestion in Asian and Mediterranean ports.
Annual peak shipping season has also arrived earlier than expected, exacerbating port congestion.
U.S. importers rushing to buy Chinese goods such as steel and medical products that will be subject to steep tariff hikes from Aug. 1 .
But newly imposed tariffs would only affect only about 4% of Chinese imports to the US , experts say.
Concerns about possible strikes at U.K. ports this year could also be pulling the peak season forward, DHL said.
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