Under the global COVID-19 epidemic, it is difficult to find a container, soaring freight rates, delayed shipping schedules, and terminal congestion have become the norm in maritime shipping.
The average delay is as long as 25 days! CMA has decided to stop accepting bookings for cabins
It is reported that due to serious operational delays, France’s CMA CGM has decided to stop accepting bookings for Tunisia and Redas ports, “effective immediately and until further notice.”
In the official announcement, CMA CGM said it had experienced severe delays for several weeks at the Tunis/RADES port, with a cumulative average port stay of 25 days. (from congestion/waiting times to very inefficient berth operations).
Details of the CMA CGM announcement
In addition, CMA CGM announced It is stated that as an alternative, transfers/transfers to other Tunisian ports such as Sousse, Sfax and Bizerte are still acceptable.
As soon as circumstances permit, calls to TUNIS/RADES ports will be rescheduled.
The United States West Coast Railway has suspended the transportation of containers at ports such as Los Angeles and Long Beach
The United States Union Pacific Railway has confirmed that from July 18 Rail transportation from the West Coast of the United States has been suspended.
The one-week suspension includes containers from the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland in California and the port of Tacoma in Washington.
Union Pacific representative Robynn Tysver said: “We believe this change will allow the transportation supply chain to begin processing the previous backlog of Global IV destination trains while freeing up capacity to support Import loading demand on the West Coast.”
She added: “We are working closely with ocean shipping companies, where possible, to improve the health of the supply chain. ”
According to Union Pacific partner Hapag-Lloyd, cargo will be held at offshore terminals during the suspension until it is lifted.
Container handling at Southern California port terminals has increased, and Union Pacific’s rail freight volume in and out of the port has also increased, approaching record highs, Robynn Tysver reported.
“Union Pacific’s inland intermodal terminals are experiencing significant congestion, particularly in Chicago,” he said.
Congestion in Vancouver intensifies, and ships are expected to be delayed for more than 96 hours!
Due to the persistent high temperatures, fire dangers have occurred one after another in Western Canada, and the spreading wildfires have also caused the Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) services to be temporarily interrupted.
Yet even as rail service resumes, the Port of Vancouver continues to suffer the domino effect of damage caused by the fires. As of last Tuesday afternoon, 41 ships were waiting at anchor.
The CP railway line that was suspended due to the fire has resumed operation. According to an operational update from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, as CN’s line remains inactive, CP’s tracks will be used through an agreement.
The rail backlog at the port remains large, with Canadian National Railway imports stuck at Vancouver docks for more than a week, according to port data.
Meanwhile, vessel congestion in ports increased due to rail disruptions.
“Demand for anchorages remains high and is close to capacity,” the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said. “The current demand for anchorages for large ships exceeds supply. Anchorages are allocated in a manner that ensures mobility for all ship types and maintains essential services.”
While the port authority has not yet revealed when it expects to resume normal operations, Maersk previously An advisory issued warned customers to expect delays of at least a week, while Hapag-Lloyd’s latest announcement said the Port of Vancouver can expect delays of more than 96 hours. </p
