Archive for October 2021

USA Port UpdatesThe ports seeing the heaviest congestion are Seattle/Vancouver, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Savannah.  Vessel waiting times at Oakland have recently improved as transpacific services skipped the port calls, but those services have added to the vessel line-ups outside the remaining West Coast ports.   In Southern California, terminals are piloting extended gate hours and…

MSC to halt Seattle service from EuropeMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has temporarily halted new bookings from Europe for cargo going to Seattle due to the current congestion situation both at Seattle port and at the trans-shipment port Lazaro Cardenes.  The carrier intends this measure will help them to evacuate cargo currently at the transshipment port before accepting…

Due to the increased congestion at the Port of Savannah, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA-CGM will temporarily remove port calls from vessel rotations.  Hapag-Lloyd will substitute Jacksonville, Florida port calls in mid-November on the route that connects with Hamburg, Antwerp and London.  CMA-CGM will also shift in mid-November and will replace Savannah with Charleston, South Carolina for…

Yesterday leaders from port authorities, transport workers unions, trucking and logistics associations, and major US retailers came to the agreement to move towards expanded operations at the port of Los Angeles / Long Beach and at major retailer distribution hubs. Southern California ports have struggled to keep up with the influx of cargo vessels since…

Italian Strike UpdatesTensions are running high at major Italian ports between terminal operators and truck workers.  At Genoa, container terminal freight offices were temporarily closed and in turn truckers blocked the terminal entrance gates and disrupted the major highway tollbooth in the area.  Emergency meetings seem to have called off activity that was planned to…

France –  24 hour strike at Le Havre Port October 15, 2021 French dockworker trade unions have called for a 24 hour strike on October 15, 2021.  There will be no container operations (empty pickups or deliveries of loaded).   Italy – 24 hour General strike on October 11, 2021  Italian workers have called for a…