As part of our commitment to provide you with the most up-to-date and relevant information on the logistics industry, we share our Market Update on the Latin American market.
You will find information and interesting data on the update of the state of the ports, the most important transport routes and relevant news.
We hope you'll find the following information helpful, as well as inspiring to boost your business and keep your cargo moving.
Topic of the month
It is undeniable that there has been a surge during the last few years in the need for businesses to become more environmentally sustainable. In November this year, COP27 will be held in Egypt, for countries to discuss and define central aspects of the implementation of the Paris Agreement, talk about the commitments they are working on, and give predictability to climate finance. During this topic of the month, we will bring you more insights on the sustainability topic, how to measure your emissions, and, what companies have been doing to reduce their carbon footprint on their operations and in the world.
What is COP 27:
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is a yearly conference held in the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year, the second week of November was the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) where the assistants assess progress in dealing with climate change. This event started in the 90s establishing obligations for developed countries to reduce greenhouse emissions. This year´s COP will take place in Egypt.
COP27 was originally going to take place in November 2021 but due to COVID, COP 26 was rescheduled to November. The Conference built on the outcomes of the past COP and conclude with action plans that will reduce and tackle climate emergencies. The focus of this conference is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience and adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change.
The conference has 6 key themes
- Adaptation
- Finance
- Renewable energy
- Net Zero
- Food
- Causes and effects
195 countries have ratified the convention and the ones assisting are Heads of State, ministers, and negotiators related to climate activists, majors, civil society representatives, and CEOs. This is the largest annual gathering on climate action.
What Companies are doing to cope with climate change
Nowadays, many companies are recognizing that consumers are increasingly focused on green brands and their sustainable efforts. Several actors, such as McKinsey and Company, emphasize that major consumer goods companies are setting sustainability targets to go beyond simply optimizing their carbon footprint.
Big consumer goods companies are implementing several actions to become more sustainable. Some initiatives are:
- Reduction of land use
- Renewable sources for electricity generation
- Sustainable procured palm oil
- Circular resources implementation
- Regeneration of water in the environment
- Recyclable packaging
- Waste reduction
- Products with microplastics
- Biodegradable products
- Certified paper
Some other logistic companies are doing beyond optimizing carbon footprint in their supply chains. Regulations around Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) have been an important factor, and this has pushed toward their investor’ and consumers’ choices. Accenture mentions that around 60% of all global emissions come from supply chain operations, so sustainability is a priority in the logistics world.
All this is forcing supply chain managers to seek resilient ways to make their supply chain sustainable without impacting efficiency. Companies are focusing on mainly three pillars of supply chain sustainability:
- Supply chains 3 zero, this means structuring a supply chain with zero carbon, zero waste, and zero social risk
- Grow trust by increasing transparency of all the supply chain
- Create a balance between growth, sustainability, diversity, and profitability.
Green Solutions for your Cargo
Nowadays, different markets are involved in a more sustainable world, and here is the importance of also choosing the right partner that can support you to decarbonize or at least reduce the emissions on your supply chain.
As you know, for Sealand sustainability is a central and important topic in our customer engagement today. We are always looking for potential partners, so together we can drive towards net zero as fast as possible.
We have developed different solutions to help our customers reach their green goals Powered by Maersk. Emissions dashboard https://www.maersk.com/digital-solutions/emissions-dashboard increases the visibility of the emissions on your supply chain, or Maersk EcoDelivery
Ocean Updates
| TRADE LANE | COMMENTS | DEMAND TREND |
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TRADE LANE
West Coast to Intra-Americas
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COMMENTS
We will deploy the Paita Feeder to provide coverage during peak reefer season ex Peru, products have been updated.
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
North America to Intra-Americas
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COMMENTS
Bonita Express Service with three days of transit time from Mobile to Honduras and Guatemala. We can now connect with CN rail and CSX to multiple locations across the United States
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
Intra-Americas to Caribbean (Pacific)
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COMMENTS
APM Puerto Quetzal Cyber situation has disrupted our WCCAs service reliability, we are working closely with customers to reduce the impact.
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DEMAND TREND
Low
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TRADE LANE
West Coast to North America
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COMMENTS
We will merge our WCCA3 to the WCCA2 service, this will provide weekly coverage to/from Los Angeles, CA starting with Maersk Northwood V.251 departing Balboa on Dec 23rd and Arriving in Los Angeles on Jan 5th, 2023. An announcement to the market will be shared with the details.
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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
We are announcing some changes to the BRASEX 2 network. This service will be focused on the 3 main Gulf ports (Houston, New Orleans, and Veracruz) to Brazil's East Coast (including Salvador). Manaus will no longer be called by this service but by the Manaus Shuttle from Manzanillo. Moving to the US East Coast, we are still facing some congestion, therefore we will keep our current contingency of alternating Charleston and Port Everglades ports for one more cycle.
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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
Contingencies in the UCLA services will be kept until vessel reliability is improved. The new coverage of the Brazex 2 in Veracruz is a good one for transit time-sensitive business.
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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TRADE LANE
Intra-America to Caribbean
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COMMENTS
The situation in Haiti remains critical. Gate in/out has not been re-established. Air transportation might be available for our customers. Cross-border moves with the Dominican Republic need special permission but are not recommended.
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DEMAND TREND
High
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TRADE LANE
Central America to North America
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COMMENTS
We started negotiations for bananas and pineapples for the 2023 season.
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DEMAND TREND
Medium
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Main port status - North America
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PORT
Newark
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Philadelphia
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Baltimore
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
North Charleston
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Savannah
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Port Everglades
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Mobile
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Houston
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COMMENTS
1 to 4 days waiting time expected for berthing and labor. Houston Labor restrictions limit the number of gangs per shift to 16 during the week, with 12 on the weekend. This is allocated based on arrival time to Pilot Station and move count on the vessel.
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PORT
Long Beach-Los Angeles
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COMMENTS
No issues
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PORT
Oakland
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COMMENTS
The current waiting time to berth and get labor is up to 25 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. The terminal continues to struggle with productivity during cargo operations due to the following: Labor slowdown: Terminal truckers limiting their vehicle speed between 2-5 miles per hour. Labor shortage: Union not filling the needed gangs as per terminal's request.
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Main port status - Latin America
| PORT | COMMENTS |
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PORT
Chile
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COMMENTS
Swells continue affecting vessel arrivals and departures—no significant schedule impacts.
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PORT
USEC
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COMMENTS
Hurricane season is still ongoing with some impact due to storms. No major schedule impacts.
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PORT
USWC-MEXICO
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COMMENTS
Hurricane season is still ongoing with some impact due to storms. No major schedule impacts.
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PORT
Puerto Quetzal, GT
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COMMENTS
APMT-Terminal System Issues-Terminal remains without systems, resolution date is still unknown. The terminal is working under manual operation with slow berth productivity. There is congestion in the yard, at the gate, and at the berth. Several vessels diverted to EPQ Terminal.
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PORT
Balboa
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COMMENTS
We started on 10/17 berth 15, limiting the operations of this berth only to small feeders and switching the current vessel operations from berth 15 to berth 14 for a period until mid-November. Vessels arriving late are getting severely delayed. After completing this Q17 on berth 15, we will continue with Q11 and Q12, located on Pier 16, which will impact the operations in mentioned berth. Our initial assessment considers the berth will be limited, reducing the capacity to receive some vessels on the said pier from Nov 7 to Dec 16 approximately, depending on the forecast of vessels during those weeks.
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