Be Careful! Port Congestion, Shipping Delay, Recent Foreign Trade Shipment Or Affected!

With the implementation of the unsealing plan in many countries around the world, the trade situation is gradually recovering, which also leads to the gradual increase of the utilization rate of ships sailing, thus pushing the port activity value to the peak. According to the latest covid-19 port barometer report released recently by the International Association of ports and harbours, the main container ports in Europe and North America have to face more containers than ever before due to the impact of the suspension tide.

Europe, North America wharf and yard operation volume reached the peak

The large container terminals (ulteu) reported a significant increase in throughput per major container terminal (ulteu) per call. This makes the terminal and yard operations reach a peak, and begin to affect land operations, especially trucks entering and leaving the port. Some ports have reported that it will take days for the dock and its gates to return to normal, and the amount of lost cargo is also on the rise. "

"Staff at some ports are under increasing pressure as these peaks sometimes affect the allocation of resources," the report added The report also noted that congestion on the port's access roads further exacerbated these problems.

Lagos port congestion, shipping companies pay a lot of fees

It is reported that the ikorodu terminal (ILT), currently used as a Nigerian customs warehouse, carries cargo clearance documents, known as the customs processing center (CPC). In 2018, it was converted into a warehouse by the director general of customs, CGC, Col. Hameed Ali.

From Lagos' home port, including APAPA, sikan island and PTML customs regional command, about 800 overtime containers and 1000 extra buses will be transferred to ILT. According to the vanguard maritime report, they are trying to open the site to importers and their agents, so they clean up their containers and vehicles.

At present, Lagos port is still in serious congestion. Due to the aggravation of congestion at the port and wharf, Nigeria's liner companies have to spend nearly 50 days waiting time to enter Lagos port for unloading. Hassan Bello, executive secretary of the Nigerian shippers' Council (NSC), said the port was heavily congested because shippers failed to deliver goods, and most terminals recorded 95% yard occupancy.

The implication is that the minimum cost per call from the Lagos safe berth is $20000 to $100000, managed by ocean ocean Solutions Ltd (omsl), a private security company, to wait for the ship to enter the Nigerian port.

The inspection showed that the daily cost of Lagos as a safe anchorage is about US $2000, and the aggravation of port congestion may be due to the deterioration of the convenience of Nigeria's ports to do business.

"At the moment, the port is congested and shipping companies are paying thousands of dollars a day," Bello said. In Nigerian waters, the waiting time for ships is as long as 50 days, which is affecting the cost of doing business. "

The Suez canal gives vehicle carriers a toll rebate

On July 13, the ace Canal Authority (SCA) announced that carriers of vehicles from northwest European ports bound for Singapore and eastbound ports would receive an 8% rebate on canal tolls.

In order to qualify for the rebate from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020, vessels are not allowed to call any intermediate port. This is the latest in a series of kickbacks announced by the Suez Canal.

The collapse in oil prices and the consequent rise in the price of marine fuel have led to some container routes making the return journey to Asia via the Cape of good hope longer because the additional fuel costs are lower than the tolls for the Suez Canal.

"In view of the latest situation in the shipping market and the global economy, and in accordance with the flexible marketing policy of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), and taking into account the mutual benefits of SCA and its customers, SCA has decided to increase incentives for containers for ships to pass through the Suez Canal," the authorities said in the circular.

Postscript:

Previously, container ships from northwest Europe and Tangier via the Suez Canal to Asia from May 1 to June 30, 2020 will receive a 17% toll rebate.

Ships departing from Norfolk and heading north of the east coast of North America and heading east to the port of Basang, Malaysia, will receive a 60% rebate through the Suez Canal during this period. From the port south of Norfolk to Port Klang, a 75% rebate will be given. For ships between Colombo and Port Klang, kickbacks are available. It will be 65%.

Cape Town port closed after heavy rains hit South Africa Coast

On July 13, stormy weather and extremely bad sea conditions made the waves more than 9 meters high, interfering with the passage of ships in and out of Cape Town port. Transnet, the port authority, said it was closely monitoring the situation to determine when it was safe to resume operations.

Considering the danger of container ships in this case, the vessels moored outside headed south, away from the coast. For the first time in many weeks, only one tanker, methane Julia Julia Louise, is currently moored at an external berth.

On July 14, five ships were delayed from entering the port to berth. By 12 o'clock, all ships' navigation was put on hold.

The port authorities said security remains a top priority for Transnet, and we will continue to closely monitor the situation and adjust plans accordingly, and allow ships to enter Cape Town if it is safe. In addition, the gantry crane has stopped operation of all cargo inside the terminal in case of safe operation.

The bad weather is expected to continue until Thursday, July 16.

The ports of Elizabeth and ngqura in the Eastern Cape Province, further east of the coast, have also been affected by strong winds and have taken all necessary measures to ensure the safety of employees and property, Transnet said.

Cancellation of 14 day quarantine for Chinese vessels in Chittagong

So far, the Bangladeshi authorities believe that the epidemic situation in China has been well controlled and recognized as a safe country. The Chittagong authorities revoked the quarantine order on all vessels from China.

For months, all ships from China (with an average voyage of 11 days) have been quarantined to meet the global 14 day quarantine requirement. These ships generally have to wait 3-4 days after arrival before they are allowed to berth in the port.

Since July 12, this restriction has been lifted in Chittagong and ships can berth immediately when they arrive.

According to Bangladesh's "Financial Express" at the end of April, due to the impact of the new outbreak, Chittagong, Bangladesh, is facing a serious backlog of container cargo. The Ministry of Commerce of Bangladesh has asked garment manufacturers to move their imported goods into their warehouses as soon as possible to avoid overstocking in seaports and airports.

The textile department of the Ministry of Commerce of Bangladesh announced that nearly 50% of the containers overstocked in Chittagong belonged to the member enterprises of the garment manufacturers association of Bangladesh and the textile industry export association of Bangladesh. At that time, the backlog of standard containers in Chittagong port exceeded 51000, far exceeding the capacity of 36000 container ports.

DCSA issues ship schedule standard

The shipping lines are designed to make it easier for shipping and shipping agents to exchange information on the arrival of new shipping lines and shipping standards.

The standard was released on July 14 and is the latest development and release of 9 members of the digital Container Transport Association (DCSA). DCSA is a neutral, non-profit organization established in mid-2019 to issue digital standards recommendations to the liner shipping industry. The group is also developing standards for electronic bills of lading.

Thomas bagge, chief executive of DCSA, said at the virtual JOC El Dorado meeting in March that DCSA members committed themselves to implementing any agreed standards even if there was a customer request. Some people may adopt standards independently of the requirements.

"The operational ship schedule is at the heart of the operation of the container shipping industry," bagge said in a statement. If we want to improve the efficiency and efficiency of container transportation, we must digitize them. For example, the shipping schedule standard will enable port operators to optimize their operations based on the exact arrival time and departure date of vessels.

Path of schedule change

There is no uniform way for all carriers to publish and modify their shipping schedules, which brings administrative and operational burden to the parties relying on this information.

The DCSA standard is designed to allow container carriers to publish and update schedules digitally in a common format, so that partners and operational service providers can subscribe to carrier contributions to automatically receive updates or retrieve updates as needed.

According to DCSA, the ship schedule standard can be downloaded free of charge from the DCSA website.

DCSA members include Maersk shipping, CMA CGM, Herbert, mediterranean shipping, one, evergreen line, HMM, Yang Ming and Zim Integrated Shipping Services.

HMM, the world's largest container ship, calls in Hong Kong

HMM's 24000 TEU Container Ship Series is the largest container ship in history, which continues to set off waves in the ports of the world. This weekend, with the arrival of HMM Gdansk, it is Hong Kong's turn.

The Hong Kong Harbour Alliance (HKSPA) welcomed the 24000 TEU HMM Gdansk in terminal 7 of Kwai Tsing. The ship has been deployed in Asia Europe trade and started sailing from Busan, South Korea on June 29.

Leonard Fung, managing director of hit, said: "we are pleased to welcome the maiden voyage of the world's largest ship at such a difficult time. This is a major event for the Hong Kong Maritime Industry and hit, which marks our confidence in our products and allows us to seize opportunities in the future.

Workers at 4 docks in Australia are affected by strike

It is reported that the "bad weather" of Australia's four ports will bring more challenges, including the opening of Australia's ports and the world's ports.

DP World told clients that the Maritime Union of Australia will restart "protected industrial action" (PIA) at Fremantle and Sydney docks on Saturday and Melbourne and Brisbane docks on Tuesday.

It is a pity for PIA to work late or earlier than the normal working hours of the operator.

The container transport union (ctaA) is responsible for truck turnover in Australia for a longer period of time

"In recent days, it has become more difficult to maintain container transportation in response to the outbreak of new pneumonia due to bad weather, congestion of port and land traffic, and changes in shipping schedules in recent days."

He said, for example, that weather causes a lot of shipping schedule changes, which in turn increases the pressure on land container logistics operations, increases the surge in container throughput and shortens the planning time.

There are truck queuing delays in several empty container yards in Australian ports, and this kind of delay will be more frequent when the capacity of the yard does not match the quantity directly transported to the yard by the shipping company, especially in peak period

Summary

McKinsey's "global freight volume after covid-19: what's next?" The new outbreak is likely to hit the global logistics and trade industry for a longer time than any other recent crisis, according to the report. According to the report, by the second and third quarters of 2020, global unrestricted trade demand may decline by as much as 13% to 22%. In contrast, the worst quarterly decline in trade volume during the global financial crisis of 2008 was about 5%.

Citing various scenarios, McKinsey said it would take 15 to 48 months for the volume to return to its level in the fourth quarter of 2019, and the value of the loss would be equivalent to 8% to 49% of the total trade volume in 2019.