South Africa terminal and service update week 37

25 九月 2024

India Middle East and Africa South Africa

To ensure our customers are kept informed during this period of high operational volatility, here is our latest update on conditions across the terminals and mitigating actions being taken to address the delays on our services. South African terminal performance remains challenged. Equipment downtime – quay and yard – is the leading cause reducing productivity and driving port congestion. DCT is the major terminal bottleneck with waiting time at +7-13 days. Gate appointments are highly constrained. Dry equipment persists in Cape Town. US Gulf and East Coast terminals strike risk from 01st October (see AMEX section)

Ports and Terminals Situation

Terminal	Commentary
Terminal Cape Town CTCT	Commentary Waiting time at 1-3 days The waiting time has eased with return to 3 berth operation following the sailing of the distressed vessel. 8 STS operational, 1 under M&R (crane #3) Productivity below target.
Terminal Cape Town MPT	Commentary 3-4 days delay 3 MHC operational Productivity on target.
Terminal Port Elizabeth PECT	Commentary 1-2 days delay- Strong winds are expected from Wed 25th to Thurs 26th. 1 STS operational, crane #2 under repair. 1x MHC operational Productivity below target.
Terminal Port Elizabeth COE	Commentary 6-8 days waiting time- Strong winds are expected from Wed 25th to Thurs 26th. Distressed vessel sailed 7 STS cranes operational, crane #3 under repair. Productivity below target.
Terminal Durban DCT Pier 2	Commentary 7-13 days delay. Clear week ahead in terms of weather. Productivity remains well below target. 11 STS operational Persistent equipment breakdowns and reduced straddle carriers (SC) operational (53)
Terminal Durban Pier 1	Commentary Waiting time 7-8 days Clear week ahead in terms of weather 5 STS operational, 1 STS out long term Poor STS and RTG reliability and availability
Terminal Port Louis (Mauritius)	Commentary Waiting time is 0-1 days Strong winds are expected from Wed 25th to Thurs 26th Productivity above target.
Terminal Rail DUR to JNB (City Deep and GLO Denver)	Commentary Fully operational
Terminal Rail JNB (City Deep and GLO Denver) to DUR	Commentary Fully operational

Terminal	Commentary
Terminal Depots	Commentary Durban dry depot capacity improving Please refer to our to our local information pages https://www.maersk.com/local-information/imea/south-africa/import and our daily advisory for our latest empty turn in depot information Click Here
Terminal Equipment	Commentary Cape Town – dry equipment supply constraints. Port omissions have reduced flow of imports. 20GP 40GP 40HC equipment release prioritised to vessel stack opening. 20GP equipment resupply and improved schedule reliability expected will improve dry equipment position from late-September.

Vessel Operations

We will minimise delays through network actions and contingencies to compensate for delays in cargo arrival and export loading . All imports will be discharged and load movements (full and empty) may be reduced depending on productivity achieved versus the pro forma and the required departure times. Upon departure from South Africa, our vessels shall sail at full speed to make up for lost time and ensure the timely arrival at the destination. The table below outlines current plans and decisions. (Please refer to Maersk.com for the most up to date schedule updates)

Service	Commentary
Service SAECS (278)	Commentary Exports: space available SPOT bookings open - restrictions on 20GP and DG lifted from SANTA TERESA Imports: space available SPOT bookings open. COEGA - Some port congestion and bad weather. 0+3 days delays on future vessels. Vessels arriving on time, port congestion and weather causing delays in the line-up DURBAN P1 - Weather and equipment down time - vessels berthing with delay up to 10 days. Santa Cruz - Santa Isabel: Position Swap in Durban CAPE TOWN - Weather delays plus STS down time.2-4-day delay into Europe CPT omissions Santa Cruz / 243N: Cape Town Omission
Service AMEX (040)	Commentary Exports: space available SPOT bookings open. Imports: space available SPOT bookings open DURBAN P1 waiting time is 9 days. To make window AMEX may call Durban first prior Port Elizabeth. GSL Lalo 434S - Phase out Schedule MSC Resilient 436N/MSC Jersey 432S - Durban TerminalChange & Port Elizabeth Omission PECT /COEGA (NCT) - AMEX may call either PECT or NCT depending on berth availability. Delays expected due to delays from upstream ports Maersk operated vessels will maintain PLZ first call Omissions can be expected on MSC vessels. MSC Rosaria 435S/MSC Resilient III 439N- Phase in Phase out MSC Resilient III/GSL Lalo - Vessel Amendments CAPE TOWN CTCT - Due to upstream delays and bad weather, expect delays. Vessels are expected to call CTCT until end of September. US Gulf and East Coast – Possible strike action from 01st October should negotiations between the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) not reach agreement by end September. To mitigate disruptions, we are exploring alternative cargo acceptance and routing options. Bookings on AMEX remain open. Due to potential labour disruptions, Maersk is implementing a local Port Disruption Surcharge for all cargo moving to and from the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast terminals, effective October 21, 2024 (based on the price calculation date) For l atest updates ILA USMX Update \| Maersk
Service SAFARI (160)	Commentary Exports: currently full and closed for all new bookings. Bookings will reopen from RIO GRANDE 441N week 41. Imports: full and closed next 3 weeks. DURBAN DCT - Current berth delay for SAFARI is 7 days. Productivity remains a challenge with STS and STR constraints. Weather delays a concern. Hong Kong call removed from schedule from CMA CGM NILE 437N PORT LOUIS WB call – on time arrival.
Service Cape Town Express (163)	Commentary Exports: Space available and SPOT bookings open ex Cape Town to FEA Imports: Space available and SPOT bookings ex PORT LOUIS Due to delays in Port Louis and heavy weather along coast, vessels arriving late into Cape Town – waiting time 4-5 days
Service MW1 and PROTEA (251)	Commentary PROTEA Exports: full and closed for all new bookings. Bookings will reopen from FAYSTON FARMS – 441N week 42. PROTEA Imports: full and closed. Limited space open from week 41 CMA CGM VALPARAISO 439S MW1 Exports: space available SPOT booking open ex CPT and PLZ PROTEA heavily delayed into DURBAN DCT – with waiting time up to 13 days. Split terminal calls and/or terminal swaps at Durban assessed to reduce waiting time. BFAD Pacific 433S/438N - Durban Split call Halsted 432S/437N - Split call MW1 service experiencing some delays ex West Africa and with berthing delays at both Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, port omissions may be required to recover schedule and onward Middle East connections.

Export bookings.

Open for business – with some restrictions SAFARI and PROTEA exports.
Maersk can to offer staging and transport solutions, to counter constraints in rail and truck modes.

Imports

Open for business – with some restrictions SAFARI and PROTEA imports.
With constraints at Durban DCT and P1 terminal trucking appointments, we can provide options for land transportation and staging as well as “back of port” solutions. Please reach out to your Sales and CX advisors for further information.
To counter potential import delays – we can offer products to mitigate this risk: -

Free time Extension – a discounted free time product that may be purchased as late as ETA +1 day.
Consignee Free time Extension Product. This innovative feature allows purchase of additional discounted free time directly when processing an SSDO online.

https://www.maersk.com/transportation-services/ocean-transport/freetime-extension

We thank you for your patience during this period and reassure you that we are reachable through all our usual communication channels.

We kindly request that you continue to pay attention to our customer advisories during this time. For any queries, kindly reach out to our Customer Experience teams and visit our website Maersk.com.

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