The COVID-19 pandemic makes more evident to businesses and companies the importance of having control over their supply chain and how increasing their digital footprint is an unavoidable step. but what does it mean to digitally transform your logistics? During this topic of the month, we will share additional light on a recurrent talking point in many articles and news. Digital transformation.
Topic of the month
It is also called; supply chain transformation and it is nothing more than changing an analog supply chain process to a digital one by settling master data that adds information from across the overall supply chain. The idea is to use software that focuses on automation and business intelligence. It also helps have interconnected networks by improving links between various nodes in the supply chain, using advanced analytics, and setting up the best combination of suppliers, distribution centers, and transport services at the best cost.
Some advantages of a digital supply chain:
- Reduce manual tasks, allowing automation and reducing human error, freeing up time for other tasks needed.
- Speeds up the process, as automated invoicing for example.
- Single source of information, by keeping the data organized and in one place, reducing time and different systems.
- Analyze massive amounts of data and reduce the time to take decisions.
- Incorporate real-time information and the best combination of suppliers.
- Improve quality and compliance by diversifying suppliers, the digitalized process gives visibility and compares counterparts
Nowadays, technology is a helpful tool to facilitate, not to complicate. Logistic stakeholders are using digitalization as an opportunity to potentialize their processes and to improve trust, transparency, and teamwork as the path to becoming more agile to the recent changes in the market.
The importance of having more visibility in your supply chain
In the past two years, with the pandemic and so many disruptions in ports and the supply chain in general, visibility has been something crucial Logistic professionals need to have visibility to run their business and be able to shift their gears at an opportune time.
Having more visibility means understanding the changing supply chain. Where products and parts are coming from and the main factors affecting and influencing the price or the available stock or certain products, for example.
Visibility needs to be enabled not only for the logistic processes controlled internally but also for the whole supply chain, which means connecting the data from the suppliers until the final delivery. McKinsey & Co. says that 93% of procurement departments are analyzing their supply chains and looking for new ways to increase the resilience of the whole network.
The supply chain must now be visible for the supply network to maintain clear control and react to the changes and disruptions. An important tool that reflects crystal-clear visibility of the supply chain is given by technology and its goodness in analyzing data.
How can you improve your digital tools with Sealand solutions:
In these times, companies are looking to impulse their partnerships with logistic providers to support them in digitalizing and innovate in their processes to achieve an end-to-end visibility in real time
Some important aspects to look at are to take control and leverage their environment, reduce manual work, and monitor and improve performance.
In the next link, you can find “How FMCG companies benefit from supply chain visibility” by partnering with Sealand and creating value for their industry.
https://www.sealandmaersk.com/solutions/digital-solutions
Ocean Updates
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West Coast to Intra-Americas
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COMMENTS
We are preparing for Peru's peak reefer season and finalizing our plan to deploy capacity to cover the strong demand.
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DEMAND TREND
High
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TRADE LANE
North America to Intra-Americas
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COMMENTS
SPOT rate adjustments taking place in September to reflect current demand out of North America to Colombia and Panama
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
Intra-Americas to Caribbean (Pacific)
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COMMENTS
We have been facing contingencies with our WCCA service in C4 omitting ports to recover schedule, we expect the situation to improve in September. Caldera's new draft will restrict our WCCA2 service, the port expects to start dredging by November and should take 4 weeks.
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
West Coast to North America
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COMMENTS
We have been facing contingencies with WCCA3 and WCCA4 with space available. We have been facing delays with WCCA4 service into Oakland waiting times have increased and we are monitoring the situation. Long Beach has been improving and remains stable. We are preparing for the melon 2022-2023 melon season.
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
North America to East Coast of South America
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COMMENTS
Situation in Houston has improved compared to previous months, yet we are still having vessels waiting for 3 days to berth. 2. We are experiencing heavy overflow into Manaus, therefore we are talking to customers about how bookings are going to be placed until the backlog is cleaned
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
Intra-America to East Coast of South America
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COMMENTS
The situation in Houston still affecting our calls in Intra-America, therefore we will remain with intercalating the calls between Cristobal and Cartagena
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
Intra-America to Caribbean
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COMMENTS
Export caps are in place for cargo going to Venezuela due to heavy congestion in the transshipment ports connecting to the vessels calling Puerto Cabello and La Guaira.
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DEMAND TREND
High
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TRADE LANE
Central America to North America
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COMMENTS
The Contracting 2023 season is upon us. The company salesforce is preparing for the 2022-2023 melon season. Rates and space availability to be communicated to customers in the upcoming week
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DEMAND TREND
High
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Main port status - North America
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PORT
Newark
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COMMENTS
APMT: Congestion and delays on the berthing, waiting time 1-3 days.
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Philadelphia
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COMMENTS
Berth 4 is out of service. Berth 5, south of construction, is only 600’ (500’ usable by cranes). Any time one of the 900’ LOA or greater vessels is in the north berth, we can only fit one vessel.
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PORT
Baltimore
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COMMENTS
Due to (Special support/hook to secure new cranes) on berth 4 and part of 3 , losing 800 ft of berth space. Terminal also losing berth 1 due to decommissioning 3 old cranes. Only 2 berths available until August 31st. Starting week 34 expect 3-10 days of waiting time ( 1-3 for Amex & small ships). There is a decrease in yard capacity due to increased vessels arrivals, expect this to last at least until the end of September.
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PORT
North Charleston
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COMMENTS
The berthing scheme remains the same: US Flag vessels + on-time vessels from AGAS will be given priority. Empty XL will be given priority 0-72 hrs. Vessels that have matching import and export figures may be given priority.
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PORT
Houston
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COMMENTS
Late arriving vessels 1 to 4 days waiting time expected for berthing and labor. Labor restrictions in Houston are limiting the total number of gangs per shift to 17 during the week with 14 on the weekend. This is allocated based on arrival time to Pilot Station and move count on the vessel. We are seeing an increase in the number of gangs not shaping. BCT cranes down: 303-back up-TBC, 305-back up 9/6, 310-back up 9/16, 11 back up 9/6, 3-back up 12/1.
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PORT
Long Beach-Los Angeles
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COMMENTS
Los Angeles: Waiting time to catch gangs averages 0-5 days. Zero cuts were reported on 24 of the 28 shifts worked this past 2 weeks. Automation update: Aug 8th-1600 teus of yard space will be unavailable for approximately 3 months. Aug 18th-7500 teus of yard space will be unavailable for 2 weeks. Automated yard: 5 new lanes will be released mid-Aug and 5 more will be available by the end of Aug. The terminal expects to compensate for the loss of yard space with the expected increase in the number of empty returns and imports gated out they will be able to handle daily. Vessel updates: San Pedro Bay bound Vessels that are loitering/drifting/slow steaming at 150NM: 9 (POLA: 5; POLB: 4).
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PORT
Oakland
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COMMENTS
Waiting time to berth and get labor up to 15 days. Cranes allocation is limited to 2 per vessel. US flag vessels have berthing priority. Vessels are being idle between 2-6 shifts during cargo operations due to the limited yard space. Port stays are being extended between 1-3 days. Berth 55 was out of service until Aug 19th. During this period the terminal plan is to use the space to cater import volume.
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Main port status - Latin America
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Caldera, Costa Rica
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COMMENTS
Port Authority has informed dredge has already been authorized, they expect the dredger arrives in October or November after that should be 3 or 4 weeks of dredging, they hope at the end of this year to return to 10.5 mts (TBC) at pier 1.
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PORT
Chile
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COMMENTS
Continued Port Weather warning issued for Arica, Iquique, San Antonio and San Vicente throughout the month.
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PORT
Balboa
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COMMENTS
Line Up for vessel Out of Window can be impacted 24 hours.
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Monthly Highlights
3 Sealand containers get a second life at a community park
As part of the community projects and Corporate Social Responsibility, Sealand has donated 3 containers to the Bike Box organization. These containers will have now a second life at a park near the Sealand Miramar office in Florida, USA.
Integrating cold storage solutions into the supply chain journey
Around the world, demand for cold storage solutions is growing - and growing at a pace.
It’s partly down to changes in consumer behaviour, with pandemic restrictions forcing consumers to turn to online grocery shopping and stock up on long-lasting, frozen goods over the past two years. What started as a necessity has become something of a habit that isn’t predicted to end any time soon.
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