Good Day Clients & Partners,
Please see this week’s freight and logistics newsletter below for the latest updates – and as always, we are super grateful for your support!
SOUTH AFRICA
Freight & Logistics services generally running smoothly across all modes.
Port Update
Durban
Weather is clear for the coming week.
- Pier 1: No waiting time
- Pier 2 (DGT): 0–2 days waiting. A power outage on 21 Feb caused delays, but the terminal is recovering.
- Point Terminal: 0–1 day waiting
Cape Town
Weather is clear, but the terminal is still recovering and delays continue.
- CTCT: 3–9 days waiting
- MPT: 0–1 day waiting
Port Elizabeth
Operations are generally smooth, but strong winds and swells may cause delays.
- PECT: 0–1 day waiting (maintenance until end March 2026)
- NCT: 0–2 days waiting (strong winds around 24–25 Feb may affect operations)
AFRICA & INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS
Air Freight
Operations are running smoothly with no significant delays.
Sea Freight
Delays continue due to vessel rotation changes for MSC, Maersk, CMA, Hapag. Transit times may be affected.
West Africa
- Namibia (Walvis Bay): ±1 day delay
- Angola (Luanda): ±5 day berthing delays
- Ghana (Tema): ±4 day berthing delays
- Nigeria:
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- Apapa: ±3 days
- Tincan: ±21 days (long delays caused by poor coordination, manual processes, and inefficient inspections)
- Ivory Coast (Abidjan): ±4 days . Dockworker unrest may cause further delays
Indian Ocean Islands
- Mauritius: 2–3 day delay due to recent weather
- Réunion: 0–2 days berthing delays
- Madagascar (Toamasina): 1–3 day berthing delays; operations resumed after Storm Gezani but delays expected
NORTH AMERICA
US Winter Storms Cause Major Transport Shutdowns affecting air, sea and road operations.
- Heavy snowstorms led to airport closures, thousands of cancelled flights, and port shutdowns.
- NY/NJ ports and depots temporarily closed.
- FedEx/UPS suspended deliveries across many regions.
- Road travel bans impacted trucking capacity.
- Recovery expected to take several days.
Sea Freight
- Canada
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- Montreal: 2–6 days delay. Rail supply inconsistent (5.1 days dwell).
- Vancouver: 1–4 days delay. Rail bridge problems blocked vessel access & Cruise season has increased traffic.
- USA
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- New York / New Jersey: ±4 days waiting. Operations are resuming after storm closures.
- Savannah: ±4 days waiting
- Los Angeles / Long Beach: ±2 days waiting
SOUTH AMERICA
- Argentina (Buenos Aires): 8‑day wait but terminals functioning; strike over.
- Brazil (Paranagua): 0–1 day delay; cargo routed from Santos.
- Mexico:
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- Violent unrest led to blocked roads, truck attacks, port disruptions, and flight cancellations.
- Manzanillo port temporarily suspended operations.
- Large-scale military deployment restored some order, but more disruptions expected.
- Panama: Some vessel backlogs at Balboa.
NORTHWEST CONTINENT, UNITED KINGDOM, MEDITERRANEAN.
Improved weather, but delays remain due to congestion and backlogs.
- Belgium (Antwerp): 4 day berthing delays
- France (Le Havre): 2 day berthing delays
- Germany: Hamburg 5 days; Bremerhaven 1 day berthing delays
- Italy: Genoa 4 day; La Spezia 5 day berthing delays
- Netherlands (Rotterdam): 5 day berthing delays
- Spain (Barcelona): 6 day berthing delays
- Turkey: Istanbul 0 days; Izmir 9 day berthing delays
- UK (London Gateway): 2 days (yard busy) berthing delays.
MIDDLE EAST AND INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT
Air Freight
Operations are running smoothly with no significant delays.
Sea Freight
- India: 1 day (Nhava Sheva, Chennai)
- Sri Lanka (Colombo): 1 day; weather causing window delays
- UAE (Jebel Ali): 1 day; mandatory pre‑load filing begins end March 2026
ASIA PACIFIC (Including Oceania)
Air Freight
Operations are running smoothly with no significant delays.
Sea Freight
- China:
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- Hong Kong: 2 days
- Nansha/Guangzhou: 1 day (heavy congestion)
- Ningbo: 2 days
- Qingdao: 1 day
- Shanghai: 2 days
- Shekou: 4 days
- Yantian: 2 days
- Xiamen: 0 days
- Tianjin: 9 days
- Singapore: 1 day waiting period. However Transhipment delays are considerable.
- Korea (Busan): 2 days
- Taiwan: 2–3 days
- Thailand: 1 day
SOURCES & REFERENCES
SACO CFR | Hapag Lloyd | Maersk | MSC | Transnet | The LoadStar Publications | gCaptain.com | Shipco Transport | Splash247.com | Freightnews | Seatrade Maritime News | Automotive Logistics | Lloyds List
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JJ & The Inter-Sped Team