Over the past weekend, Winter Storm Jonas blanketed the US East Coast with snow, ice, and high winds. According to The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, all marine terminals at the Port of New York-New Jersey were closed on January 25 as it cleared 28” of snow and four of them remained closed on January 26.

We are monitoring the situation and its impact on the schedules of vessels heading to the container ports. The following 41 container vessels with an original estimated time of arrival on January 24 - 28 may be affected by the port closure:

In mid-January, tugboat crews started strikes at the eastern ports of Australia and now they have expanded the strikes to other ports in the country. According to reports, the major container ports, including Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fremantle, and Adelaide, are affected and vessels are experiencing delays. 

The Gulf Agency Company (GAC) reported that the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) union planned another wave of work stoppages on January 18 - 20 at various ports. We are monitoring the situation and its impact on the schedules of vessels heading to the container ports. The following 40 container vessels with an original estimated time of arrival on January 21 - 22 may be affected by the strikes:

On January 14, up to a dozen containers carrying chemicals caught fire at a terminal at Brazil's largest port, Santos. It caused a toxic cloud to spread over an area of 10 km and prompted the evacuation of Terminal 1 and nearby homes. Terminal 1 is now closed while other terminals at Santos remain functional.

We are monitoring the situation and impact on the schedules of vessels heading to the port. The following 45 container vessels with an original estimated time of arrival on January 18 - 24 may be affected by the toxic gas leak: