Chinese boxport congestion grows in wake of Ningbo closure
“Discussing the fast changing global congestion scene, eeSea founder Simon Sundboell commented: ‘The picture of course changes daily, and my impressions from speaking to our port customers is exactly that; it’s really a moving target right now – with a multitude of variables, not just Covid – and incredibly hard to plan for.’ “
Port congestion double-whammy sinks carriers’ schedule recovery hopes
“Asia-North Europe loops with a pro-forma round-trip transit time of around 75 days are now taking 100 or more, with carriers obliged to juggle schedules at the last minute.”
The world’s largest port, Ningbo, starts to turn ships away as a worker tests positive for Covid-19
“Initially, the ports authority claimed that its operating system was down early this morning before the Ningbo Municipal Health Commission came clean with the news. The infected worker was part of the workforce at Ningbo Meidong Container Terminal.”
Ningbo and Shanghai, the world’s two largest ports, experience unprecedented congestion
“The world’s two largest ports are experiencing unprecedented volumes of tankers, bulk carriers and containerships back up into the East China Sea as a combination of renewed Covid cases, fierce weather and strong US demand creates further supply chain havoc.”
Panamax boxships experience some of the sharpest price appreciation in the history of shipping
“Prices for sought after panamax boxships have more than doubled in the space of just three months, one of the sharpest vessel appreciations recorded in the history of shipping.”
Full steam ahead: Why container ships are racing across the Pacific
“ ‘Under normal circumstances, carriers would never do this, because bunker consumption is such a major cost factor,’ said Simon Sundboell, CEO of shipping data provider eeSea. ‘But if you’re talking about rates of $12,000 [per forty-foot equivalent unit], you will do it…’ “
Maersk revamps network in west and central Asia to get cargo to market faster
“CEO and founder of eeSea Simon Sundboell told The Loadstar the discontinued ME6 service deployed seven vessels and, at first glance, the Jade Express and the Chennai Express, which deploy two ships each, would also be phased out.”
Carriers suspend D&D fees as civil unrest impacts port operations at Durban
“According to eeSea, Durban has 18 container services calling – nine link to Asia, three to Europe one to North America and the remainder are a mix of feeder and regional services.”
Container congestion registered in every corner of the planet
“Exclusive data from maritime intelligence service eeSea shows the world’s most congested box spots. (…) Lars Jensen…estimated that 10% of the world’s shipping capacity has been taken out due to port congestion issues.”
Antwerp is the new European pinch point as 2M shifts service calls
“Antwerp is the latest North European box port to suffer from the knock-on effect of terminal and quay congestion, with vessel berthing waiting times now extending to five days at the Belgium hub.”
Carrier schedule reliability ‘through the floor’ - no normality till Q2 22, earliest
“…eeSea CEO and founder Simon Sundboell said on-time schedule reliability had fallen ‘through the floor...We’re seeing vessels at 20-day-plus delays and the global schedule reliability ratio is just sad to look at,’ he added.”
Maersk targets transpacific premium market with extra standalone services
“Maersk will launch two new weekly services on the transpacific in August to operate ‘exclusively’ outside its 2M alliance with MSC and Zim slot charter partnership…According to eeSea data, the average capacity of the vessels deployed by the 2M on the transpacific is 10,029 teu.”
Europe import misery grows as congestion drives more services from port to port
“North European importers are facing more vessel diversions as carriers lose patience with congested box terminals and dump their cargo at other ports.”
Return of blanked Asia-Europe sailings as carriers bid to get back on schedule
“The spectre of blank sailings may be about to return to haunt shippers and forwarders on the Asia-Europe trades, as carrier begin to cancel departures in an effort to restore schedule reliability.”
Europe’s ports set for wave of activity as Suez backlog is cleared
“…Europe’s ports are bracing themselves for a wave of incoming ships as they attempt to minimise the disruption to supply chains caused by the blockage.”
Questions being asked after box ship runs aground blocking Suez Canal
“According to eeSea data, the 2018-built Ever Given is deployed on the Ocean Alliance’s NEU6 loop and was ‘on time’ en route to Rotterdam when the incident happened at around 8am local time yesterday.”
North American port congestion shows no sign of easing
“There’s no let up in the port congestion plaguing North American gateway ports. (…) The problem the ports face is there is no let-up in inbound vessels as the below map from eeSea showing all inbound vessels for Los Angeles and Long Beach in the coming 28 days clearly highlights.”
2M snubs congested west coast ports as Asia-US pendulum services are axed
“Founder and CEO of eeSea, Simon Sundboell agreed that carriers seemed to be serious about improving the industry’s dire schedule integrity. But, he told The Loadstar today, “it’s not just solved by the flick of a finger”, noting that the chronic port congestion on the west coast “did not seem to be letting up and is reverberating through the system”.
More blank sailings ‘a harbinger’ of soaring rates on the transatlantic
“According to the eeSea liner database, blankings on the trade began escalating in May, and carriers blanked between eight and 10 sailings a month on the transatlantic from July…”
CMA CGM’s six new LNG-powered box ships destined for transpac service
“According to the eeSea liner database, CMA CGM is the sole vessel provider to the PRX service, despite space allocated to Ocean Alliance partners Cosco, OOCL and Evergreen.”