Weekly Ocean Operations Update: Asia to Europe, US and Australia 25/08/23

Shanghai Port Update:

• Port operations are currently normal
• Vessel waiting time is 0-3 days
• All container types are available
• No weather disruption
• Capacity is normal

Yantian Port Update:

• Port operations are currently normal
• Vessel waiting time is 1 day
• All container types are available
• No weather disruption
• Overall, the offload situation is not bad, except for CMA FAL5 to UK and PL as they are receiving much more than their capacity

Ningbo Port Update:

• Port operations are currently normal
• Vessel waiting time is 2-4 days
• All container types are available
• No weather disruption
• Space is tight due to being occupied by empty units

Qingdao Port Update:

• Port operations are currently normal
• Vessel waiting time is 0-1 days
• Some equipment is limited
• No weather disruption
• Capacity is normal

Xiamen Port Update:

• Port operations are currently normal
• Vessel waiting time is currently 1-2 days 
• 20'GP and 40'HC are in good supply; there is still a shortage of 40'GP
• No weather disruption
• Space is tight; carriers are managing space supply strictly with port skips / reroutes / roll overs. ETA delay; transit time is longer than normal.

Vietnam Port Update:

• Port operations are currently normal
• Vessel waiting time is currently 0-3 days 
• All container types are available
• No weather disruption
• Capacity is normal

FEWB rate and capacity update:

*GRI increases are for spot rates only; this will not apply to customers with a rate contract in place

Oceania rate and capacity update:

*GRI increases are for spot rates only; this will not apply to customers with a rate contract in place

TP rate and capacity update:

*GRI increases are for spot rates only; this will not apply to customers with a rate contract in place

Blank Sailing Updates:

• Australia
• EU
• USA

Market Intel: EU

• MSC will change Swan Service Rotation
  

  Starting from MSC Mirella FW336W (NBO ETD : 05 Sept 2023)

  Direct call to and first calling in FXT.

  Fast Transit time to FXT (Ex. NBO : 27 days / Ex. YTN 24 days) and GDK (Ex. NBO : 31 days / Ex. YTN 28 days)

  Antwerp will be dropped from the new Swan rotation

  New Route:

  NBO -> YTN -> Suez -> FXT -> GDK -> GDA -> BVN -> Suez -> King Abdullah -> NBO (Source: MSC)

Market Intel: Oceania

• MSC / GSL will be partnering operate Panda (GSL named ZAX) Service from Oct 2023:
  

  New routing: NSA->HKG->YTN->BNE->MEL->SYD->BNE->BUS->QDO->SHA->NBO->NSA->HKG->YTN

  New Panda will upsize to 7 x 5,000 Teu vessels (MSC x 4 / GSL x 3)

  GSL existing service TFX/N2A with replace by ZAO / ZOX :

  Route as below:

  ZAO : THLCB -> SGSIN -> MYTPP -> SGSIN -> IDJKT -> AUBNE -> AUSYD ->

  NZAKL -> NZLYT -> NZPOE ->AUBNE -> MYTPP ->SGSIN ->THLCB

  ZOX : SGSIN -> IDJKT -> AUFRE -> AUMEL -> NZNPE -> NZTRG -> AUBNE -> MYTPP -> SGSIN

  (Source :  MSC / GSL)

Market Intel: USA

• MSC will change Santana Service Rotation
  

  Starting from MSC Vega (LCB ETD : 28 Aug 2023).

  Haiphong calling will be replaced by Cai Mep.

  Service will be additional calling New York and Norfolk.

  West Bound will be dropping Lazaro Cardenas as via Suez Canal.

  New Route:

  LCB -> Cai Mep -> NBO -> SHA -> PUS -> Manzanillo (MEX) -> Cristobal -> Caucedo -> New York -> Norfolk.

  Ocean

  (Source:  Alphaliner)