Tight feeder capacity between secondary ports in Asia and the region\u2019s main transshipment hubs are hitting both exports from Asia and imports to the region from the US and Europe, forwarders and carriers say.<\/p>\n
Shippers are having to wait up to a month to secure space on some carriers serving Thailand and Indonesia, according to forwarders who spoke with the Journal of Commerce.<\/p>\n
The difficulties have led to transshipment delays and rolled cargo, which have caused increased yard density at some ports that has exacerbated delays, shipping sources say. The problems have been compounded by bad weather, including typhoons in China, carriers said.<\/p>\n
Forwarder Rhenus Logistics said the feeder capacity shortages began in June and have been the result of a tariff-related cargo surge from Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
Carriers being particular on US export choices<\/p>\n
The disruption at transshipment hubs, including those in Asia, has led carriers to pick and choose which export cargo from the US to accept.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s a direct lane, they have a very high appetite,\u201d said M. Can Fidan, executive vice president of business development at New York-based forwarder MTS Logistics. \u201cIf it\u2019s a transshipment or if it is off their hub-and-spoke lanes, then they are not.<\/p>\n
A Hong Kong-based freight forwarder said it is fortunate the disruption largely comes after the cargo rush caused by shippers consigning shipments early to beat the Trump administration\u2019s mid-August tariff deadline.<\/p>\n
\u201cTransshipping cargo to and from second-tier markets like Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam is a mess right now, with cargo rolling and delays at the key hub ports,\u201d the source said. \u201cBut it would be significantly worse if these countries hadn\u2019t cut tariff deals with the US at the end of July.\u201d<\/p>\n
Multiple-day delays<\/p>\n
Highlighting congestion and cargo delays at key Asian gateways, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne + Nagel all reported disrupted operations at Singapore, Shanghai, Ningbo, Qingdao and Malaysia\u2019s Port Klang in recent customer advisories.<\/p>\n
Shanghai is also heavily congested with a two- to three-day delay at the city center Waigaiqiao terminals and up to a four-day wait at the deepwater Yangshan terminals due to continuing disruption caused by the port\u2019s closure during Typhoon Co-May at the end of July, carriers said. The typhoon was one of three tropical storms to disrupt port operations in eastern and southern China since mid-July.<\/p>\n
Hapag-Lloyd said vessels are having to wait up to three days to berth at Ningbo due to the bunching of vessels and up to two days at Qingdao.<\/p>\n
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