Archive for December 2021
Cape Town Port outage, Spain trucking strike cancelled, LA/LB container dwell fee postponed
South Africa – Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) and Cape Town Multipurpose Terminals (Cape Terminals) have declared force majeure over a power outage. The power failure began at 7:30PM local time on December 20th and has since severely impacted terminal operations. They are working to provide backup power until it can be restored. Spain – Agreement was…
Read MoreNASA – Ocean carrier increases and service levels still reflect a disrupted supply chain as we move into 2022
As current rates expire at the end of the month, we wanted to prepare our members about carrier pricing starting in January. We know that the first quarter next year will remain outside of typical volume levels – the high demand is still very much a product of current shipping delays. Port congestion in North…
Read MoreShipping, Drayage and Intermodal Alerts for December 15th, 2021
USA Port / Terminal Updates East Coast – Savannah vessel wait times have improved as the port authority has opened off-shore container yard sites to improve container dwell time at the shore terminals; however, the import volumes remain high with another record month of volumes in November. Container dwell times are still an issue with…
Read MoreItalian strikes affecting ports and trucking planned for Dec 16-17, 2021
Italian trade unions have called for a general strike on Thursday December 16th, 2021 in protest of 2022 budget plans of premier Mario Draghi. Two of the largest trade unions, the CGIL and UIL labor unions have declared the planned budget “unsatisfactory” in areas of taxes, pensions, schools, industrial policies and others. The national strike…
Read MoreOakland Port OICT Terminal to implement Temporary Storage Charge, LA/LB Postpones Excess Dwell Fees
SSA Terminals, which operates the Oakland International Container Terminal (OICT) at the Port of Oakland will implement a temporary storage charge in addition to normal port demurrage charges. The Temporary Storage Charge at OICT will be levied on loaded import containers that have exceeded 5 calendar days at the terminal effective December 20th, 2021. The fee…
Read MoreChristmas and New Year Holiday closures and import shipment dates
NASA and Hillebrand USA offices will be observing the following holiday schedule: Friday December 24, 2021 – Closed Friday December 31, 2021 – Closing 4 hours early (local time) Important reminder for import customs and ISF filing: Wednesday December 23, 2021 is the ISF filing cutoff for departures through December 28th, 2021 Thursday December 30, 2021…
Read MoreUSA Monthly Bunker Levels for January 2022
Below are the BAF (bunker adjustment factor) levels on USA imports for January 2022. *Includes points and ports in continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Baltic regions excluding countries/ports listed under South Europe ** Includes points and ports in the West Mediterranean: Italy, France (Fos-sur-Mer only), Greece, Portugal, Spain. The intermodal fuel surcharge on containers…
Read MoreUpdate on supply chain legislation: Ocean Shipping Reform Act 2021
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA) passed in the House yesterday (364-60) and now the Senate is preparing their version of the bill. OSRA legislation contains provisions to address various ocean carrier policies that are negatively impacting US exports, imports, truckers and other parties in the supply chain. A few things that OSRA…
Read MoreSpanish truck drivers announce strike for December 20-22, 2021
Citing grievances over rising diesel prices and working conditions, Spain’s National Road Transportation Committee (CNTC) has announced a three day strike for December 20-22, 2021. The CNTC says the action is in response to the “exorbitant rise” in the cost of diesel, which it described as the “deathblow to a sector that has been struggling…
Read MoreSeattle Port terminals implement Temporary Storage Charge, LA/LB Postpones Excess Dwell Fees
Seattle’s SSA Terminals has moved forward with a Temporary Storage Charge at Terminals 5, 18, and 30. The fee is levied on import containers that have exceeded 5 calendar days at the terminal as of December 1st, 2021. The fee structure after 5 days “free time” is as follows:USD 50 per day for days 1-5 after…
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