Regional Updates in Latin America

Last updated on February 11, 2025

Operational and Customer Service Overview

Last updated on February 11, 2025
Operations Team, Latin America

"By providing operational updates for Latin America, we seek to enhance transparency and optimize the information flow, empowering our customers to better manage and supervise the movement of their cargo."

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Vessel updates and port changes per service

California Central America Express Service (CCE)

  • No service updates for this week.

US Gulf – South America East Coast Loop 1 Service (GS1)

  • MV LE HAVRE EXPRESS (V.2503N) will omit Buenos Aires, Argentina (original call date Feb. 19, 2025) & Montevideo, Uruguay (original call date Feb. 20, 2025).

ANDEX Sling 1 Service (AN1)

  • No service updates for this week.

Asia – South America East Coast Service 2 (AS2)

  • No service updates for this week.

ANDEX Sling 2 Service (AN2)

  • No service updates for this week.

Asia Mexico Express Service (TPM)

  • No service updates for this week.

Joint Caribbean Service (JCS)

  • No service updates for this week.

South America West Coast Express Service (SWX)

Due to significant delays caused by adverse weather in Northern Europe and congestion at key ports.

  • Northbound call at Port of San Antonio (CLSAI) on February 11, 2025 and Southbound call at Port of Rotterdam (NLRTM) on March 11, 2025 are cancelled.

These changes are made to restore schedule reliability and address operational requirements such as the Panama Canal crossing.

 

Mediterranean South America West Service (MSW)

  • We would like to inform you that, due to a delayed positioning of a replacement vessel for the phasing out of M/V CAPE CITUS in the Mediterranean, the service will have no sailing affecting following voyages:

    - Northbound voyage 506N from Buenaventura (CO) started on January 29, 2025.

Therefore we will not have a sailing from the following ports:

  • Cartagena, Colombia, 12. Feb, (connecting vessel SWX NB is CMA CGM CARL ANTOINE (V.4251) which cargoes need to connect a week later with IZMIT EXPRESS (V.507N)
  • Vigo, Spain 23. February, will be covered for exports by PHASE IN of GREEN PARK (V.509S) at Vigo

We are doing our utmost and working on a plan to mitigate the impact on all cargo booked, but mainly need to be worked either on the departure before (MV ACASTOS V.505N) or the departure after the week of no sailing, i.e. (IZMIT EXPRESS V.507N).

Mediterranean - East Coast South America Service (MSE)

  • No service updates for this week.

Caribbean Express Service (CES)

  • No service updates for this week.

US - South America East Coast Service (SEC)

  • No service updates for this week.

West Coast South America Feeder 2 Service (WS2)

  • No service updates for this week.

West Coast South America Feeder 3 Service (WS3)

  • No service updates for this week.

West Coast South America Feeder 4 Service (WS4)

  • No service updates for this week.

Europe East Coast Feeder Service (ECX)

  • No service updates for this week.

Gulf – Caribbean Service (GCS)

  • No service updates for this week.

Gulf Bridge Service (GC2)

  • MV VELIKA (V. 2506N) will phase out Feb. 16, 2025 in Cartagena, Colombia and MV NORDPUMA (V.2506N) will phase in calling in Cartagena, Colombia on same date, and continue with its SB trip.

Venezuela Coast Feeder Service (VCF)

  • No service updates for this week.

Atlantic Loop 4 Service (AL4)

  • · No service updates for this week.

Conosur Service (CON)

  • No service updates for this week.

Mediterranean Gulf Express Service (MGX)

  • No service updates for this week.

Atlantic Loop 5 Service (AL5)

  • No service updates for this week.

South America Africa Service (SAT)

Americas Service (USW)

  • No service updates for this week.

Argentina Port Status

Buenos Aires:

  • APM Terminals: Yard at 68% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • Exolgan SA, Avellaneda: Yard at 66% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.

Brazil Port Status

Navegantes:

  • PortoNave S/A: Yard at 60% utilization, waiting time of 132 hours, terminal under civil work, operating just with one pier.

Pecem:

  • APM Terminals: Yard at 45% utilization, waiting time of 11 hours, working normally.

Rio de Janeiro:

  • Multi-Rio Operacoes: Yard at 56% utilization, waiting time of 158 hours, terminal congested.
  • Rio Brasil Terminal: Yard at 76% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, working normally.

Rio Grande:

  • Tecon-RIG (Terminal): Yard at 77% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

Salvador:

  • Tecon Salvador SA:  Yard at 62% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

Santos:

  • Brasil Terminal:  Yard at 72% utilization, waiting time of 28 hours, terminal working with only two piers.
  • DP World Santos: Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 17 hours, working normally.
  • ·Santos Brasil: Yard at 54% utilization, waiting time of 22 hours, working normally.

Suape

  • Tecon Suape:  Yard at 57% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.

Itapoa

  • Itapoa Terminais:  Yard at 67% utilization, waiting time of 27 hours, working normally.

Paranagua

  • TCP - Terminal:  Yard at 70% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

Chile Port Status

Antofagasta:

  • ATI:  Yard at 85% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Arica:

  • TPA/Arica:  Yard at 38% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Iquique:

  • ITI:  Yard at 100% utilization, waiting time of 24 hours, high yard occupancy and congestion due to last port closure and ZOFRI strike.

San Antonio:

  • DPW SAI:  Yard at 31% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • San Antonio Terminal: Yard at 60% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

San Vicente:

  • SVTI:  Yard at 86% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Valparaiso

  • Terminal Pacific Sur:  Yard at 88% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Puerto Angamos

  • Puerto Angamos:  Yard at 74% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Colombia Port Status

Buenaventura:

  • S.P.R BUN:  Yard at 68% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

Cartagena:

  • Contecar:  Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 12 hours, working normally.
  • Sociedad Portuaria R: Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 12 hours, working normally.

Santa Marta:

  • SMITCO:  Yard at 72% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

 

Costa Rica Port Status

Caldera:

·         SPC PTO Caldera: Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 36 hours, working normally.

Limon:

·         APM Terminals: Yard at 54% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

Dominican Republic Port Status

Caucedo:

·         DP World: Yard at 84% utilization, waiting time of 3 to 31 hours, working normally.

Ecuador Port Status

Guayaquil:

·         TPG Terminal: Yard at 54% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Posorja:

·         DP World Posorja S.A: Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

El Salvador Port Status

Acajutla

·         CEPA/Puerto Acajutla: Yard at 58% utilization, waiting time of 72 hours, high berth occupancy.

Guatemala Port Status

Puerto Quetzal:

·         APMT Quetzal: Yard at 98% utilization, waiting time of 72 hours, high berth and yard occupancy, terminal colapsed.

·         Muelle Comercial, Pto. Quetzal: Yard at 70% utilization, waiting time of 6 hours, berth congested, working with only two cranes.

Puerto Barrios:

·         Puerto Barrios: Yard at 87% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, working normally.

Honduras Port Status

Puerto Cortes

·         ENAP, HNPCR Terminal: Yard at 99% utilization, waiting time of 6 hours, high berth occupancy.

Jamaica Port Status

Kingston

·         Kingston Freeport: Yard at 99% utilization, waiting time of 9 to 85 hours, terminal congested.

Mexico Port Status

Altamira:

·         IPM Terminal: Yard at 83% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, high traffic in the navigation channel.

Ensenada:

·         EIT: Yard at 88% utilization, waiting time of 18 hours, berth and yard congested.

Lazaro Cardenas:

·         APM Terminals LZC: Yard at 70% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

·         LC Terminal T2: Yard at 85% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Veracruz:

·         CICE (Puerto Seco): Yard at 83% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, high traffic in the navigation channel.

·         ICAVE Veracruz: Yard at 73% utilization, waiting time of 17 hours, dock congested.

Manzanillo:

·         CONTECON Manzanillo: Yard at 69% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

·         SSA Holdings: Yard at 82%, no waiting time, yard congested.

Nicaragua Port Status

Corinto

·         Autoridad PORT, CORIN: Yard at 98% utilization, waiting time of 67 hours, terminal congested.

Panama Port Status

Balboa:

·         Panama PTS, BLB Terminal: Yard at 82% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Manzanillo:

·         Port of Manzanillo Terminal: Yard at 71% utilization, waiting time of 8 to 12 hours, berth and yard congested.

Rodman:

·         PSA: Yard at 79% utilization, waiting time of 5 hours, working normally.

Peru Port Status

Callao:

·         DP World Callao: Yard at 75% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Ilo:

·         Southern: Yard at 28% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Matarani:

·         TISUR: Yard at 25% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Paita:

·         Terminales Portuario: Yard at 55% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Salaverry:

·         Salaverry Terminal I: Yard at 15% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Puerto Rico Port Status

San Juan

·         Ayala Colon SJU/TERM: Yard at 94% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, berth and yard congested.

Uruguay Port Status

Montevideo

·         MONTECON: Yard at 41% utilization, waiting time of 30 hours, working normally.

·         Terminal Cuenca del Plata: Yard at 46% utilization, waiting time of 10 hours, working normally.

 

* Waiting times applicable for vessels arriving out of berthing window or terminals operating on FIFO basis.

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