| South America |
Argentina |
Mendoza (cross-Andes transport) |
28 June 2022 - The international pass between Mendoza and the Chilean ports of San Antonio and Valparaiso has reopened after closing June 22-24 and again on June 27 due to winter conditions. During winter restrictions (June 1 - August 31) traffic
is only permitted when conditions permit and is limited to 12 hours a day, 9AM - 9PM. The road is frequently closed due to winter storms. Routing cargo this direction will incur additional charges for storage, demurrage and detention if the trucker cannot
deliver to the port terminal as schedule due to delay in transit from weather or strikes. |
| Mendoza (cross-Andes transport) |
South America • Argentina • 28 June 2022 - The international pass between Mendoza and the Chilean ports of San Antonio and Valparaiso has reopened after closing June 22-24 and again on June 27 due to winter conditions. During winter restrictions (June 1 - August 31) traffic
is only permitted when conditions permit and is limited to 12 hours a day, 9AM - 9PM. The road is frequently closed due to winter storms. Routing cargo this direction will incur additional charges for storage, demurrage and detention if the trucker cannot
deliver to the port terminal as schedule due to delay in transit from weather or strikes. |
| Europe |
Germany |
Hamburg / Bremerhaven |
22 June 2022 - 24 Hour port strike announced for ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven on June 23rd, 2022 starting at 6AM. Prepare for delays in container and vessel operations. |
| Hamburg / Bremerhaven |
Europe • Germany • 22 June 2022 - 24 Hour port strike announced for ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven on June 23rd, 2022 starting at 6AM. Prepare for delays in container and vessel operations. |
| North America |
US |
Baltimore |
28 June 2022 - Vessel waiting time is up to 2 days due to berth congestion. Delays for trucking around 7 days for all equipment types. |
| Baltimore |
North America • US • 28 June 2022 - Vessel waiting time is up to 2 days due to berth congestion. Delays for trucking around 7 days for all equipment types. |
| North America |
US |
Houston |
28 Jun 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 2-14 days due to ship draft restrictions at Barbour's Cut which has increased the number of ships at anchor awaiting berth space. Export receiving windows extremely limited. General trucking capacity is averaging
about a week. Chassis deficits are adding to Houston congestion. |
| Houston |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Vessel waiting time is 2-14 days due to ship draft restrictions at Barbour's Cut which has increased the number of ships at anchor awaiting berth space. Export receiving windows extremely limited. General trucking capacity is averaging
about a week. Chassis deficits are adding to Houston congestion. |
| North America |
US |
Oakland |
28 Jun 2022 - Terminals will be closed July 4th (holiday) and July 5th (union holiday/Bloody Thursday). Vessel wait time is averaging around 0-3 days at TRAPAC and 8-27 days at OICT terminals due to high import volume, labor availability. Yard utilization
is at 90% of capacity. Imports are still being discharged into inaccessible areas until available space opens up leading to delays in import deliveries. There is a deficit of available chassis available each day for use and terminals are restricting or
not accepting empty returns. The additional space for empty receiving and loaded container staging at Howard Terminal is at full capacity. |
| Oakland |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Terminals will be closed July 4th (holiday) and July 5th (union holiday/Bloody Thursday). Vessel wait time is averaging around 0-3 days at TRAPAC and 8-27 days at OICT terminals due to high import volume, labor availability. Yard utilization
is at 90% of capacity. Imports are still being discharged into inaccessible areas until available space opens up leading to delays in import deliveries. There is a deficit of available chassis available each day for use and terminals are restricting or
not accepting empty returns. The additional space for empty receiving and loaded container staging at Howard Terminal is at full capacity. |
| North America |
US |
Chicago Rail Ramp |
28 Jun 2022 - BNSF Limited Embargo - due to significant ongoing service challenges, westbound traffic to California for specific agricultural and industrial commodities (excluding intermodal moves) will be restricted from June 27, 2022 through July 31st.
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. BNSF is using an off-site dray program in Joliet IL for long dwelling
shipments at Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Facility. |
| Chicago Rail Ramp |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - BNSF Limited Embargo - due to significant ongoing service challenges, westbound traffic to California for specific agricultural and industrial commodities (excluding intermodal moves) will be restricted from June 27, 2022 through July 31st.
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. BNSF is using an off-site dray program in Joliet IL for long dwelling
shipments at Logistics Park Chicago Intermodal Facility. |
| North America |
US |
Seattle |
28 Jun 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 20 days. |
| Seattle |
North America • US • 28 Jun 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 20 days. |
| North America |
US |
Los Angeles / Long Beach |
28 Jun 2022 - Vessel wait time on average is around 8 days (Los Angeles) and 5-22 days (Long Beach) due to high import volumes, dwell times, and labor availability. Terminal congestion and trucking queues are restricting ability to retrieve containers
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. The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Container Dwell Fee is on hold until July 1st, 2022. This is separate from individual terminal dwell fee agreements on long dwelling units. |
| Los Angeles / Long Beach |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Vessel wait time on average is around 8 days (Los Angeles) and 5-22 days (Long Beach) due to high import volumes, dwell times, and labor availability. Terminal congestion and trucking queues are restricting ability to retrieve containers
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. The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Container Dwell Fee is on hold until July 1st, 2022. This is separate from individual terminal dwell fee agreements on long dwelling units. |
| North America |
US |
New Orleans |
28 Jun 2022 - Severe chassis shortages and no 40' chassis available. |
| New Orleans |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Severe chassis shortages and no 40' chassis available. |
| North America |
US |
Miami |
28 Jun 2022 - Vessel waiting time is up to 2-4 days due to import volumes and weather conditions. SFCT Terminal (Miami/Port Everglades) is experiencing the highest congestion and delays for truckers to secure equipment. Terminal is block-stacking some
containers in the yard due to extreme congestion. Warehousing receiving appointment delays present at some facilities, especially in Deerfield Beach and Tampa. |
| Miami |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Vessel waiting time is up to 2-4 days due to import volumes and weather conditions. SFCT Terminal (Miami/Port Everglades) is experiencing the highest congestion and delays for truckers to secure equipment. Terminal is block-stacking some
containers in the yard due to extreme congestion. Warehousing receiving appointment delays present at some facilities, especially in Deerfield Beach and Tampa. |
| North America |
US |
Savannah |
28 Jun 2022 - Vessel wait time is averaging 8-11days due to high import volume, vessel bunching and extra loaders. Berth CB1 construction is a 2 year project so 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. Terminal capacity at 87%. General trucking capacity delays averaging around 10 days. |
| Savannah |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Vessel wait time is averaging 8-11days due to high import volume, vessel bunching and extra loaders. Berth CB1 construction is a 2 year project so 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. Terminal capacity at 87%. General trucking capacity delays averaging around 10 days. |
| North America |
US |
Charleston |
28 Jun 2022 - Vessel wait time is up to 48 hours due to import volume however two new import services will start discharging imports on a biweekly basis at HLT. Berth priority will be given to vessels with weekly services with a 1:1 export/import cargo
ratio. Chassis pool utilization is 90-100%. Import dwell time is the biggest problem for terminal capacity. General trucking capacity delays averaging around 10 days. Chassis shortages are delaying pickup/delivery/drayage to/from rail facilities. |
| Charleston |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Vessel wait time is up to 48 hours due to import volume however two new import services will start discharging imports on a biweekly basis at HLT. Berth priority will be given to vessels with weekly services with a 1:1 export/import cargo
ratio. Chassis pool utilization is 90-100%. Import dwell time is the biggest problem for terminal capacity. General trucking capacity delays averaging around 10 days. Chassis shortages are delaying pickup/delivery/drayage to/from rail facilities. |
| North America |
US |
Norfolk |
28 Jun 2022 Vessel waiting time is 2 days due to import volumes and berth congestion and vessel size. Warehousing delays in the area are adding to congestion; carriers are not able to pull containers when they do not have appointment times to deliver.
General trucking capacity delays in the area averaging around 10 days for all equipment types. |
| Norfolk |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 Vessel waiting time is 2 days due to import volumes and berth congestion and vessel size. Warehousing delays in the area are adding to congestion; carriers are not able to pull containers when they do not have appointment times to deliver.
General trucking capacity delays in the area averaging around 10 days for all equipment types. |
| North America |
US |
New York / New Jersey |
28 Jun 2022 - Vessel waiting time averaging up to 3 days at APM Terminal and between 1-3 weeks at PNCT Terminal due to severe berth congestion. Yard utilization at Maher is at 90%, GCT Bayonne 70% and 78% at APMT. All terminals report high berth utilization,
and, in some cases, discharge is metered to maintain yard fluidity. Chassis shortages of 20' and 40' units and congestion at all ports and terminals, chassis cannot be re-used for new container collection when empty container receiving is not available.
Delays for securing gensets. This impacts drayage, cross-dock and line haul operations- preventing the ability to pickup before the last free day and subsequent additional costs. |
| New York / New Jersey |
North America • US • 28 Jun 2022 - Vessel waiting time averaging up to 3 days at APM Terminal and between 1-3 weeks at PNCT Terminal due to severe berth congestion. Yard utilization at Maher is at 90%, GCT Bayonne 70% and 78% at APMT. All terminals report high berth utilization,
and, in some cases, discharge is metered to maintain yard fluidity. Chassis shortages of 20' and 40' units and congestion at all ports and terminals, chassis cannot be re-used for new container collection when empty container receiving is not available.
Delays for securing gensets. This impacts drayage, cross-dock and line haul operations- preventing the ability to pickup before the last free day and subsequent additional costs. |
| North America |
Canada |
Canadian Railway - Limited Strike |
23 Jun 2022 The CN rail network is still operational under a contingency plan after the trade union representing the electrical workers (IBEW) went on strike on June 18, 2022. Plan for some potential delays or disruption to railway moves during
this time. |
| Canadian Railway - Limited Strike |
North America • Canada • 23 Jun 2022 The CN rail network is still operational under a contingency plan after the trade union representing the electrical workers (IBEW) went on strike on June 18, 2022. Plan for some potential delays or disruption to railway moves during
this time. |
| Europe |
Spain |
Spain |
Jun 21, 2022 - There is the potential for a transport strike to be announced for July 1st from the Spanish transport union (Plataforma Nacional Defensa Sector del Transporte). If a strike is to be made official, it's unclear whether other unions will join in and the scale of the potential disruption. |
| Spain |
Europe • Spain • Jun 21, 2022 - There is the potential for a transport strike to be announced for July 1st from the Spanish transport union (Plataforma Nacional Defensa Sector del Transporte). If a strike is to be made official, it's unclear whether other unions will join in and the scale of the potential disruption. |
| Europe |
Italy |
Genoa |
9 Jun 2022 - The Port of Genova is experiencing severe congestion at all main export marine terminals (Genova Port Terminal, VTE, SECH, Bettolo). This is impacting all terminal operations, and in particular is limiting the acceptance of loaded export containers. |
| Genoa |
Europe • Italy • 9 Jun 2022 - The Port of Genova is experiencing severe congestion at all main export marine terminals (Genova Port Terminal, VTE, SECH, Bettolo). This is impacting all terminal operations, and in particular is limiting the acceptance of loaded export containers. |
| Europe |
Russia/Ukraine |
Complete stop of deliveries into Russia |
16 March 2022 - Under current circumstances we cannot continue to operate deliveries into Russia. Effective immediately we can no longer accept any shipments to/from Russian ports and overland delivery to/from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. This also applies to transports that were already in transit, until further notice these shipments will terminate in Riga and goods will be held at a local warehouse in Latvia. |
| Complete stop of deliveries into Russia |
Europe • Russia/Ukraine • 16 March 2022 - Under current circumstances we cannot continue to operate deliveries into Russia. Effective immediately we can no longer accept any shipments to/from Russian ports and overland delivery to/from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. This also applies to transports that were already in transit, until further notice these shipments will terminate in Riga and goods will be held at a local warehouse in Latvia. |
| Europe |
Russia |
Services suspension to/from Russia and Belarus |
02 Mar-Due to increasing operational restrictions and constraint on foreign currency transactions, we are suspending service to/from Russia and Belarus effective immediately, mirroring similar announcements made by all major shipping lines over the past 48-72 hours |
| Services suspension to/from Russia and Belarus |
Europe • Russia • 02 Mar-Due to increasing operational restrictions and constraint on foreign currency transactions, we are suspending service to/from Russia and Belarus effective immediately, mirroring similar announcements made by all major shipping lines over the past 48-72 hours |
| South America |
Chile |
MSC changes inbound port call in Chile from Valparaiso to San Antonio |
23 Feb - Due to congestion issues affecting Valaparaiso the MSC has announced that the port involving the southbound call in Chile will be changed to San Antonio affecting only import discharges. The Northbound call which affects exports will remain out of Valparaiso. |
| MSC changes inbound port call in Chile from Valparaiso to San Antonio |
South America • Chile • 23 Feb - Due to congestion issues affecting Valaparaiso the MSC has announced that the port involving the southbound call in Chile will be changed to San Antonio affecting only import discharges. The Northbound call which affects exports will remain out of Valparaiso. |