Hamburg Süd Week 4 Operational Update – Americas 27/01/23

Vessel Operations

North America East Coast

• “Northern Majestic” V 302– to be delayed an extra 1 day in New York due to berth congestion.
• “Maersk Montana” V 303– to be delayed an extra 2 days in Houston due to berth congestion and labor shortage.
• “MSC Lucy” V 303– to be delayed an extra 5 days in Baltimore due to berth congestion and vessel bunching.

North America West Coast

• “Maersk Essen” V 303– to be delayed an extra 1 day in Oakland due to weather conditions and vessel bunching.

Terminal Operations

Due to increased volume, we are experiencing congestion issues at the following terminal locations: New York, Baltimore, Savannah, Miami, Houston, Oakland and Prince Rupert, Vancouver.

Some terminals will be closed on 1/16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

U.S. East Coast

• New York– Vessel waiting time is 0-1 days at APM and PNCT Terminal due to berth congestion and vessel bunching.
• Baltimore– Vessel waiting time is 1-8 days due to berth congestion and vessel bunching.
• Norfolk– Vessel waiting time is 0-1 day due to berth congestion.
• Savannah– Vessel waiting time is 0-4 days due to berth congestion.

U.S. Gulf Coast

• Houston– Vessel waiting time is 2-6 days due to berth congestion and labor shortage.
• New Orleans– Vessel waiting time is 1 day due to vessel bunching.
• Mobile– Vessel waiting time is 1 day due to vessel bunching.

U.S. West Coast

• Oakland- Vessel waiting time is 0-1 days due to vessel bunching and weather conditions.
• Seattle- T18 gates will be closed on Fridays due to lack of demand. It will work Fridays when a holiday falls on Monday, which will occur on 2/13 and 2/20.

Canada

• Prince Rupert– Vessel waiting time is 6 days. Yard utilization is at 100% of capacity.
• Vancouver– Vessel waiting time is 8 days. Yard utilization is at 90% of capacity.
• CN Brampton– IM Observing restricted ingates while Brampton terminal implements new operating system. Pending additional feedback from CN in regards to lanes effected and the duration of these service disruptions.

Equipment Availability

Due to increased volume at terminals and inland rail facilities, there have been ongoing chassis shortages resulting in pick-up delays and deliveries. Most notably, we are encountering chassis availability issues in the Long Beach/Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia terminals, and the Cleveland, Columbus, Louisville, Nashville, St. Louis, Atlanta, Chicago, and Memphis areas. Equipment availability continues to be an issue at the locations below.

Atlanta – limited 20’ and 40’ available

Chicago – limited 40’ reefer available

Cincinnati – limited 40’ available

Columbus – limited 20’ and 40’ available

Detroit – limited 20’ and 40’ available

Kansas City – limited 20’ available

Memphis – limited 20’ available

Minneapolis – limited 20’ and 40’ available

Nashville – limited 20’ and 40’ available

Omaha – limited 40’ available

South Florida - Limited equipment availability

St. Louis – limited 40’ available

Seattle – limited 40’ reefer availability

Vancouver – limited 20’ available

Inland Rail Transit Advisories

We are also experiencing congestion at all major rail facilities in Chicago, Columbus, and Los Angeles UP and BNSF rail ramps. We expect delays in picking-up and delivering containers at these locations.

U.S. East Coast

No new issues highlighted.

U.S. Mid West

Chicago/Dallas Import- Due to congestion at destination ramps and accumulating backlog of cargo at origin ports, delays are to be expected in origin departure from Long Beach and Oakland for rail deliveries to the Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth areas. Please arrange for timely pick up of all arriving import units at destination to assist with drive for operations fluidity.

Chassis Shortage– Chassis deficits continue to be observed on a weekly basis in Chicago. TRAC chassis can be utilized as our approved secondary provider. Please assist with the return on any dwelling equipment in these locations to mitigate continued equipment limitations.

BNSF Logistics Park (Chicago)– Have removed all destination specific ingate restrictions. All destinations including LGB ITS will be open for receiving during normal published hours of operations.

Detroit NS– NS Livernois has REMOVED the restriction surrounding export allocations.

U.S. West Coast

No new issues highlighted

Chassis Shortage– Due to persistent congestion nationwide, chassis shortages continue to be observed resulting in potential delays for pick-up and delivery.

Source: Hamburg Sud