Yantian Port in Shenzhen has reported extensive congestion in recent days with two (2) workers testing positive to COVID-19, prompting a quarantining of the area. This has affected delivery and receival of import/export containers and is expected to have an effect on all sailings schedules.
LCL Terminals have also been impacted as they are unable to collect/deliver groupage containers from/to the port.
The port is no stranger to heavy congestion, having suffered major truck queues just prior to Chinese New Year. YICT is a major export gateway in South China, handling 13.35m TEU last year.
Worldwide, space continues to be in short supply. The slow turnaround of vessels at destination ports is the main culprit creating issues with shipping schedules. This is resulting in more blank sailings at a time when the global supply chain needs more sailings, not fewer
The problems in Yantian are expected to cause a flow on effect to nearby Shekou port as well and we are already seeing many sailings departure dates being amended in the last 24 hours.
Ports in USA are continuing to experience extensive delays due to congestion, huge bookings and equipment shortages, these delays are expected to continue throughout June and July, 2021.
Patricks Terminals-Australia wide:
The Maritime Union of Australia have further extended their Protected Industrial Action as below, this may cause delays in collecting import and delivering export containers in Syndey, Brisbane and Fremantle, as yet there is no action planned for Melbourne port:
Patrick Terminals – Sydney AutoStrad
- A ban on the performance of overtime at Port Botany (Sydney) from 6am Thursday 20th May 2021 for 14 days finishing 6am Thursday 3rd June 2021.
- A ban on the working of shift extensions at Port Botany (Sydney) from 6am Thursday 20th May 2021 for 14 days finishing 6am Thursday 3rd June 2021.
- A ban on the performance of overtime at Port Botany (Sydney) from 6am Thursday 3rd June 2021 for 14 days finishing 6am Thursday 17th June 2021.
- A ban on the working of shift extensions at Port Botany (Sydney) from 6am Thursday 3rd June 2021 for 14 days finishing 6am Thursday 17th June 2021.
- A ban on the performance of upgrades and/or work in higher levels at Port Botany (Sydney) commencing at 10:00pm Friday 4 June 2021 until 10:00pm Sunday 6 June 2021.
- A ban on the performance of upgrades and/or work in higher levels at Port Botany (Sydney) commencing at 10:00pm Friday 11 June 2021 until 10:00pm Sunday 13 June 2021.
Patrick Terminals – Brisbane AutoStrad
- A ban on attending work on days an employee is rostered as “off/avail” commencing from 7am Saturday 15th May 2021 and finishing 11pm Sunday 16 May 2021.
- A ban on working overtime commencing from 7am Saturday 15th May 2021 and finishing 11pm Sunday 16 May 2021.
- A ban on attending for work on days an employee is rostered as “off/avail” commencing from 11pm Friday 28 May 2021 and finishing 11pm Sunday 30 May 2021
- A ban on working overtime at Fisherman Island (Brisbane) from 11pm Friday 28 May 2021 and finishing 11pm Sunday 30 May 2021
Patrick Terminals – Fremantle
- A ban on attending work on days an employee is rostered as “off/avail” commencing from 7am Saturday 15th May 2021 and finishing 11pm Sunday 23 May 2021.
- A ban on attending work on days an employee is rostered as “off/avail” commencing from 7am Tuesday 25th May 2021 and finishing 7am Tuesday 8 June 2021.
- Work stoppages of 1-hour duration at 0600, 1400 and 2200 each day from 27 May 2021 (excluding Saturday and Sunday) finishing on 4 June 2021.