| Africa |
South Africa |
South Africa - Port and Rail Strike |
5 Oct 2022 -; South African transport unions have not reached an agreement with Transnet and plan to strike starting Oct 6, 2022. Transnet will apply an Operations Stability levy from October 1st, through March 31, 2023. Prepare for disruption in cargo movements and additional origin handling charges for shipments from South Africa. |
| South Africa - Port and Rail Strike |
Africa • South Africa • 5 Oct 2022 -; South African transport unions have not reached an agreement with Transnet and plan to strike starting Oct 6, 2022. Transnet will apply an Operations Stability levy from October 1st, through March 31, 2023. Prepare for disruption in cargo movements and additional origin handling charges for shipments from South Africa. |
| Europe |
UK |
UK Strikes - Liverpool, Rail |
5 Oct 2022 - The Unite union at the Port of Liverpool will strike 6AM Oct 11, 2022 through 6AM Oct 17, 2022. The next RMT rail strike is planned for Oct 8, 2022. This will impact scheduled ocean and rail services to the affected ports with vessels diversions into other UK ports. Plan for congestion, disruption and road/rail capacity issues for cargo moves due to the closures. |
| UK Strikes - Liverpool, Rail |
Europe • UK • 5 Oct 2022 - The Unite union at the Port of Liverpool will strike 6AM Oct 11, 2022 through 6AM Oct 17, 2022. The next RMT rail strike is planned for Oct 8, 2022. This will impact scheduled ocean and rail services to the affected ports with vessels diversions into other UK ports. Plan for congestion, disruption and road/rail capacity issues for cargo moves due to the closures. |
| North America |
US |
Florida ports |
3 Oct 2022 - Following closures last week for Hurricane Ian, Miami, Port Everglades, Tampa and Jacksonville ports are OPEN. |
| Florida ports |
North America • US • 3 Oct 2022 - Following closures last week for Hurricane Ian, Miami, Port Everglades, Tampa and Jacksonville ports are OPEN. |
| North America |
US |
Savannah |
30 Sep 2022 - Alert: Hurricane Ian - Port terminals are CLOSED Sept 30, 2022 and expected to reopen on Saturday Oct 1st, 2022 depending on conditions. There is a high number of vessels at anchorage, over 35+ and this closure will add to existing delays. Vessel wait times are 12-20 days due to high import volume and extra loaders. Berth capacity is limited due to construction projects; smaller vessels are occupying wider berths as they are available and the port is shifting cargo
to alleviate space constraints and congestion at the yards. General delays of 10 days to secure truck capacity for all equipment types. |
| Savannah |
North America • US • 30 Sep 2022 - Alert: Hurricane Ian - Port terminals are CLOSED Sept 30, 2022 and expected to reopen on Saturday Oct 1st, 2022 depending on conditions. There is a high number of vessels at anchorage, over 35+ and this closure will add to existing delays. Vessel wait times are 12-20 days due to high import volume and extra loaders. Berth capacity is limited due to construction projects; smaller vessels are occupying wider berths as they are available and the port is shifting cargo
to alleviate space constraints and congestion at the yards. General delays of 10 days to secure truck capacity for all equipment types. |
| North America |
US |
Charleston |
30 Sep 2022 - Alert: Hurricane Ian - marine terminals CLOSED Friday Sep 30, 2022, expected to resume operations on Saturday Oct 1, 2022 at a time to be determined based on conditions. Vessel wait time is up to 24 hours. Import dwell time is the biggest problem for terminal capacity. Chassis shortages are delaying pickup, delivery, drayage to/from rail facilities. General delays of around 10 days to secure truck
power. |
| Charleston |
North America • US • 30 Sep 2022 - Alert: Hurricane Ian - marine terminals CLOSED Friday Sep 30, 2022, expected to resume operations on Saturday Oct 1, 2022 at a time to be determined based on conditions. Vessel wait time is up to 24 hours. Import dwell time is the biggest problem for terminal capacity. Chassis shortages are delaying pickup, delivery, drayage to/from rail facilities. General delays of around 10 days to secure truck
power. |
| North America |
US |
Houston |
27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 2-20 days due to high import volume, labor availability and vessel bunching. Export receiving windows extremely limited. General trucking capacity is averaging about 7 days. Chassis deficits are adding to congestion for both Houston and Dallas. |
| Houston |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 2-20 days due to high import volume, labor availability and vessel bunching. Export receiving windows extremely limited. General trucking capacity is averaging about 7 days. Chassis deficits are adding to congestion for both Houston and Dallas. |
| North America |
US |
US Potential Rail Strike Averted |
27 Sep 2022 - The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAM) reached a tentative deal with the railroads to avert a strike. With this latest development, now all unions in the national level bargaining round have ratified or are in the process of ratifying new agreements. We will need to wait on the vote from BLET and SMART-TD in November before we can eliminate the potential for a rail strike. |
| US Potential Rail Strike Averted |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - The International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAM) reached a tentative deal with the railroads to avert a strike. With this latest development, now all unions in the national level bargaining round have ratified or are in the process of ratifying new agreements. We will need to wait on the vote from BLET and SMART-TD in November before we can eliminate the potential for a rail strike. |
| North America |
US |
Los Angeles / Long Beach |
27 Sep 2022 - Vessel wait time is up to 5 days at Long Beach due to import volumes. Terminal congestion is still an issue with discharged units going to undeliverable areas and not available for collection. Trucking queues often prevent drivers from pulling loads during
allotted appointment times - if the appointment window expires, truckers will need to secure a new appointment. Shortage of chassis and gensets and it is difficult to secure appointments to return empties. Additional charges can occur if container cannot
be picked up and or returned within the allotted free time. The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Container Dwell Fee is on hold until October 21, 2022. This is separate from individual terminal dwell fee agreements on long dwelling units. Long Beach is removing the weekend exemption for free time effective September 1st, 2022. Free time will be inclusive of Saturdays and Sundays (except on legal holidays) when a container terminal in Long Beach is open on either of those days. |
| Los Angeles / Long Beach |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Vessel wait time is up to 5 days at Long Beach due to import volumes. Terminal congestion is still an issue with discharged units going to undeliverable areas and not available for collection. Trucking queues often prevent drivers from pulling loads during
allotted appointment times - if the appointment window expires, truckers will need to secure a new appointment. Shortage of chassis and gensets and it is difficult to secure appointments to return empties. Additional charges can occur if container cannot
be picked up and or returned within the allotted free time. The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach Container Dwell Fee is on hold until October 21, 2022. This is separate from individual terminal dwell fee agreements on long dwelling units. Long Beach is removing the weekend exemption for free time effective September 1st, 2022. Free time will be inclusive of Saturdays and Sundays (except on legal holidays) when a container terminal in Long Beach is open on either of those days. |
| North America |
US |
New York / New Jersey |
27 Sep 2022 - Port throughput is up 36% from last year, vessels are queuing outside to berth, there are chassis shortages and severe congestion at all terminals. Export delivery dates are volatile and hold up equipment. Chassis units cannot be
re-used for new container collection when empty container receiving is not available due to lack of space. This delays all operations at the port - drayage, cross-dock and line haul operations- preventing the ability to pickup before the last free day
and subsequent additional costs. Vessel waiting time averages 2-7 days for APM terminal and PNCT terminal. Warehousing and distribution centers are at capacity and are giving later appointment windows, in some cases 3-4 weeks out. |
| New York / New Jersey |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Port throughput is up 36% from last year, vessels are queuing outside to berth, there are chassis shortages and severe congestion at all terminals. Export delivery dates are volatile and hold up equipment. Chassis units cannot be
re-used for new container collection when empty container receiving is not available due to lack of space. This delays all operations at the port - drayage, cross-dock and line haul operations- preventing the ability to pickup before the last free day
and subsequent additional costs. Vessel waiting time averages 2-7 days for APM terminal and PNCT terminal. Warehousing and distribution centers are at capacity and are giving later appointment windows, in some cases 3-4 weeks out. |
| North America |
US |
Oakland |
27 Sep 2022 - Current vessel waiting time is 25 days and yard utilization at 90% of capacity. Due to terminal capacity limits, discharged containers are still going to unavailable areas for a minimum of 14 days until being made available for collection. Severe chassis equipment shortages. |
| Oakland |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Current vessel waiting time is 25 days and yard utilization at 90% of capacity. Due to terminal capacity limits, discharged containers are still going to unavailable areas for a minimum of 14 days until being made available for collection. Severe chassis equipment shortages. |
| North America |
US |
Chicago Rail Ramp |
27 Sep 2022 - Extended delays in pickups and deliveries are continuing due to a shortage of available chassis in Chicago. Congestion is an operational concern still at the Bedford Park Terminal and 59th St Facility. |
| Chicago Rail Ramp |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Extended delays in pickups and deliveries are continuing due to a shortage of available chassis in Chicago. Congestion is an operational concern still at the Bedford Park Terminal and 59th St Facility. |
| North America |
US |
New Orleans |
27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time up to 24 hours. Severe chassis shortages and no 40' chassis available. |
| New Orleans |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time up to 24 hours. Severe chassis shortages and no 40' chassis available. |
| North America |
US |
Seattle |
27 Sep 2022 - Vessel wait time is 2 days due to high import volume and labor availability. Due to terminal congestion, delays are continuing for import rail cargo at Seattle. Shortages of equipment, chassis and gensets and empty return availability at
terminals. General truck capacity delays averaging up to 14 days. |
| Seattle |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Vessel wait time is 2 days due to high import volume and labor availability. Due to terminal congestion, delays are continuing for import rail cargo at Seattle. Shortages of equipment, chassis and gensets and empty return availability at
terminals. General truck capacity delays averaging up to 14 days. |
| North America |
Canada |
Vancouver |
27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 30-44 days and yard utilization is at 84% of capacity. Centerm is currently operating a single berth. The port is also experiencing additional
delays for rail traffic due to lack of space to discharge containers and congestion at connecting rail hubs in Toronto and Montreal for traffic moving from/to Vancouver. |
| Vancouver |
North America • Canada • 27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 30-44 days and yard utilization is at 84% of capacity. Centerm is currently operating a single berth. The port is also experiencing additional
delays for rail traffic due to lack of space to discharge containers and congestion at connecting rail hubs in Toronto and Montreal for traffic moving from/to Vancouver. |
| North America |
US |
Baltimore |
27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 7-14 days due to berth congestion and high import volumes. Truck lead time averaging around 7 days. |
| Baltimore |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 7-14 days due to berth congestion and high import volumes. Truck lead time averaging around 7 days. |
| North America |
US |
Norfolk |
27 Sep 2022 Vessel waiting time is up to 24 hours. General trucking capacity delays in the area averaging around 10 days for all equipment types. |
| Norfolk |
North America • US • 27 Sep 2022 Vessel waiting time is up to 24 hours. General trucking capacity delays in the area averaging around 10 days for all equipment types. |
| Europe |
Italy |
Livorno / Leghorn Partial Strike |
20 Sep 2022 -All port terminal labor unions at Livorno port are striking this week (September 15 through September 22) after negotiations broke down. This is a limited strike of 2 hours at the end of each work shift. This will add to general gate congestion and operational slowdowns for containers at the terminals. |
| Livorno / Leghorn Partial Strike |
Europe • Italy • 20 Sep 2022 -All port terminal labor unions at Livorno port are striking this week (September 15 through September 22) after negotiations broke down. This is a limited strike of 2 hours at the end of each work shift. This will add to general gate congestion and operational slowdowns for containers at the terminals. |
| North America |
Canada |
Canadian Railway - Winter Shipping |
1 Sep 2022 Please note winter routing will be in effect as of October 15, 2022. |
| Canadian Railway - Winter Shipping |
North America • Canada • 1 Sep 2022 Please note winter routing will be in effect as of October 15, 2022. |
| South America |
Argentina |
Mendoza (cross-Andes transport) |
31 Aug 2022 - The international pass between Mendoza and the Chilean ports of San Antonio and Valparaiso has had several closures in August due to winter storms. As of September 1st winter transit restrictions will be lifted, permitting 24 hour
travel when conditions permit. Be prepared for interruptions in transit when routing cargo this direction. Delays could lead to incur additional charges for storage, demurrage and detention if the trucker cannot deliver to the port terminal
as schedules due to delay in transit from weather or strikes. |
| Mendoza (cross-Andes transport) |
South America • Argentina • 31 Aug 2022 - The international pass between Mendoza and the Chilean ports of San Antonio and Valparaiso has had several closures in August due to winter storms. As of September 1st winter transit restrictions will be lifted, permitting 24 hour
travel when conditions permit. Be prepared for interruptions in transit when routing cargo this direction. Delays could lead to incur additional charges for storage, demurrage and detention if the trucker cannot deliver to the port terminal
as schedules due to delay in transit from weather or strikes. |