A sign of the disruption of container shipping processes is the dumping of cargo in Singapore. This article discusses some of the issues in East Asian ports.
While there’s hope that ocean carriers will divert ships there, we don’t know that it will happen, and with ships tied up waiting at other ports there may not be enough vessels to follow the short-term need.
By Sam Whelan 12/11/2021
Port congestion cascades into intra-Asia services, disrupting container traffic – The Loadstar
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Tagged container shipping, delays, diversions, Logistics, port operations, ports, supply chains
Here are more examples of Non-Operating Owners chartering ships. And they are increasing in price. These carriers are outside the liner alliances, and allow the ships to move as they choose instead of following liner schedules. They can choose routes which avoid the major choke points in container handling we see now.
It’s another way to escape or try to escape the port congestion we see at major ports.
But there are increasingly signs that the congestion is spreading from the major ports such as LA and Long Beach to smaller ones such as Tacoma and even some East Coast US ports.
How do carriers escape the congestion then? At least with their own ships, not assigned to rotations, they can pick and choose. that flexibility may aid in winning contracts to shop goods.
By Mike Wackett 17/11/2021
Vessel charters get longer and more costly as carriers continue to hunt tonnage – The Loadstar
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Tagged charter rates, chartering, congestion, container rates, container shipping, Logistics, ocean shipping, ports, supply chains
Standards for port call activities could provide a basis for a data exchange system for status, and could also provide motivation for a priority basis for specific containers.
There’s currently no message or signaling system allowing all the supply chain partners to move a given container to know the required speed of service. Partners can’t coordinate unless they know precisely which containers need to be moved when.
The standards for service steps in the port would make it easier to determine when a container was behind schedule and expediting was needed to meet the level of service guaranteed.
Of course, the standards proposed by DCSA need to be tried out by ports, and the system needs to be tweaked based on what they find. But it’s a good start.
Sam Chambers November 16, 2021
DCSA publishes framework of just-in-time standards for main port call activities – Splash247
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Tagged container shipping, DCSA, innovation, Logistics, ports, standards, supply chains, technology, transportation
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