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General market conditions

 

Space for both air and ocean cargo continues to be challenging across the globe and is forecast to remain the same. Our teams remain committed to the cause of delivering best possible outcomes for our clients during these events.

 

Port Congestion : SOUTHERN CHINA

 

Port activities were recently halted due to a Coronavirus outbreak creating a labour shortage which in turn saw the port fall well beneath required productivity levels. This has resulted in severe port congestion, causing some carriers to publish Southern China port omissions. There are an estimated 23,000 loaded containers queuing for port entry, with the port only able to process 5000 containers per day.  Container delivery for export can only be facilitated 3 days prior to vessel ETD, but with the congestion causing the ETD to be delayed there is now the conundrum of the laden containers not being able to access the port facilities. This is causing a lock jam around the port precinct in addition to a rising chassis shortage. These events will result in critical space issues, resulting container rate price hikes and delays in vessel departures.

 

Our teams will be working case by case to find solutions for your cargo. Should you have forecasts for cargo in the future 4 weeks I encourage you to reach out to your logistics account manager now so we have time to canvas options for your cargo.

 

Sydney Booking and De-hire Fees

 

There have been significant challenges in de-hiring empty containers in Sydney container parks over the last year. This has seen significant cost increases imposed upon the transport sector by those CTO and then passed onto the importer. There has been yet another increase passed last week for both booking and de-hire fees. Our teams will continue to work diligently to attempt to de-hire your empty containers back to CTO without incurring detention costs, but should this be unavoidable our team will liaise directly on this matter.

 

Australian Export Booking Window Implementation

 

Due to strong market demand on many services,  some vessels are being booked out far in advance of a usual shipment cycle. In response, ANL & CMA CGM Australia will implement a ‘booking window’ to better manage space allocations, reduce risks and uncertainty of no-shows, and enable a better service of clients’ requirements.

 

New booking requests and amendments will be considered only for vessels that fall within this booking window. Bookings outside of this window would regrettably need to be declined until the booking window opens for the nominated service.

 

The booking windows are defined on the following time lines and will commence from June 1st 2021.

 

ANL New Zealand Services

 

  • Cargo with Final destination New Zealand
  • 6 Weeks / 42 Days prior to ETD
  • TTZ / PCX (NZ) / ANZEX

 

All Other ANL & CMA CGM Services

 

  • 12 Weeks / 84 Days prior to ETD
  • A3S / A3N / A3S / KIX / AAX1 / AAX2 / NEMO / PANAMA / PCX (USA) / Coastal / WESTPAC / APR / PAX

 

Patrick Terminals Notice of Protected Industrial Action

 

Our Industry has received notification of “Protected Industrial Action (PIA)” from the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).

These new notifications will impact the availability of labour, particularly at Patrick Terminals and will result in delays. Patrick Terminals will continue to work with customers to minimise the impact of this industrial action by the MUA.

 

Our teams will liaise with clients directly for any containers that may be adversely impacted by such actions.

 

Should you require further clarification on any subject matter please contact our office directly.

 

 

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