Market disruptions in electric vehicles and the problems they cause for ports and supply chains

Cars are a specific commodity: on the one hand, they represent an independent product that is delivered in individual units, but on the other hand, their dimensions do not allow them to be stored in conventional warehouses of any style. The precipitous decline in sales of electric vehicles has far-reaching consequences that are not apparent at first glance. In Europe, more new cars are currently imported than sold, and this leads to major financial and logistical problems. Just one car takes up to ten square meters of space when not in use. This creates huge problems at car port terminals. In Germany, these are two terminals – those in Emden and Bremerhaven. The one in Bremerhaven is one of the largest car ports in the world. Changed ratio Terminal operator BLG Logistics Group annually handles more than 1.7 million vehicles, with the port having capacity for around 70,000 vehicles. But in recent years,the processing of cars has changed, with 80% export and 20% import observed for many years. Now that ratio is 50:50.