U.S. COAST-TO-COAST MARKET UPDATE
U.S. WEST COAST
Container ships are anchored outside of the ports awaiting berth. The berth congestion appears to be mainly caused by late/off proforma vessels and the issue is expected to continue, over the next month.
Los Angeles | Long Beach HIGH CONGESTION
There are currently 34 container ships at anchor outside the ports and 3 heading to anchor.
- Average wait time at anchor 5 days.
The terminals are severely congested, some are at, or over capacity. Import volumes may begin to go down in the following weeks, as reported by the port of Los Angeles, although volumes this year still greatly surpass those of 2020 during this time.
- Out of service 20ft chassis currently at 13%.
- Chassis street dwell is 6 days 20ft, 9 days 40/45ft.
- Chassis terminal dwell is 6 days 20ft, 3.5 days 40/45t.
Rail terminal congestion, and rail car shortages adding to dwell times.
- Average rail dwell 5.25 days.
Seattle | Tacoma MEDIUM CONGESTION
- Currently 23 cargo vessels within the Seattle/Tacoma port limits.
- Average NWSA truck turn-time is 1h40min.
- Average rail terminal dwell is 4 days.
Oakland LOW CONGESTION
- Currently a total of 19 cargo vessels within port limits.
- Average truck turn-time is 2 hours.
U.S. GULF COAST
Houston MEDIUM CONGESTION
- Currently 40 cargo vessels within port limits and 7 of them are at anchorage in Houston.
- Vessel dwell is 4-5 days.
U.S. EAST COAST
Although conditions are not as severe as on the West Coast, many of the same issues are slowing progress such as delayed vessels and berth congestion, as well as congestion at rail terminals.
New York | New Jersey MEDIUM CONGESTION
- Currently 25 cargo vessels within the port limits.
- Turn-times range from 1h40min up to 2h.
- Appointments are required before 1 pm to mitigate congestion.
- Rail dwell averaging 5.5 days due to rail car shortages and terminal capacity issues.
Savannah | Charleston MEDIUM CONGESTION
- Currently 8 container ships at anchor and 4 at drift in Savannah.
- 15 total cargo vessels are within port limits in Charleston.
- Rail terminal delays of about 4 – 5 days.
INTERNATIONAL MARKET UPDATE
CHINA
North China
Space is nearly booked full until at least Lunar New Year, and equipment shortages in the area are serious. Dalian port operations have been greatly affected by coronavirus outbreaks and subsequent safety and sanitation requirements.
- Vessels are delayed 2-3 weeks at Dalian.
- Several blank sailings were announced for Dalian port.
Central China
- Equipment shortages for all types of containers.
- Space availability- very limited until end of February/early March.
- Shanghai- space is especially tight.
- Planned blank sailings are announced to take place in February.
South China
- Space to the U.S. is nearly full until first week of March.
- Shortages for all types of equipment.
- Trucking shortages until Lunar New Year.
SPACE AVAILABILITY IN S.E. ASIA & KOREA
Vietnam
- Space is nearly full until mid-February and tight through mid-March.
Malaysia | Thailand
- All space out of these ports is nearly full until end of February.
Indonesia
- Space is very limited over the next two weeks and remains tight through
mid-March.
Cambodia
- Space appears to be nearly full until early March.
Korea
- Space is nearly full until end of February.
UNITED KINGDOM
For the time being the United Kingdom is in national lockdown with work from home directives in place, except for key workers. Positive cases of the virus are exceeding 50 thousand a day.
Port of Felixstowe
- 95% of import containers can be collected within 10 minutes of removal from the vessel.
- Average truck turn-times were 40minutes at Trinity Terminal and 36 minutes at Berths 8&9.
- Both container terminals are open on Sundays for road collections/deliveries.
DP World Southampton
- Average truck turn-time- 31 min.
- Terminal congestion is very low.
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