Regional Updates in Latin America

Last updated on May 13, 2025

Operational and Customer Service Overview

Last updated on May 13, 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."

  • Shipping from/to India or Pakistan? Beware of Trade Restrictions between these countries.
  • Shipping to/from South America East Coast services? We have good news for you.
  • Shipping with our South America Westcoast (SWX) service? Here's an update for your cargo planning.
  • Shipping with our Caribbean Express Service (CES)? Here’s an update for your cargo planning.
  • Shipping to/from Florida and the US Gulf, North America? Here's an update for your cargo planning.
  • Shipping with our Gulf Caribbean Service (GCS)? A General Rate Increase (GRI) is coming up.

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)

  • No service updates for this week.

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)

Vessels are omitting FRLEH until further notice to improve the quality of our service. More information here: SWX rotation update.

Please contact your local office representatives for alternatives if needed.  

Mediterranean South America West Service (
MSW)

  • No service updates for this week.

Mediterranean - East Coast South America Service (MSE)

  • No service updates for this week.

Caribbean Express Service (CES)

  • Felixstowe (GB) will replace London Gateway (GB) as a port of call until further notice. More information here: CES rotation update.

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)

  • No service updates for this week.

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.

Asia South America Eastcoast Service (ASE)

  • No service updates for this week.

Argentina Port Status

Buenos Aires

  • APM TERMINALS: Yard at 79% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • EXOLGANSA,AVELLANEDA: Yard at 50% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Brazil Port Status

Navegantes

  • PORTONAVE S/A: Yard at 61% utilization, waiting time of 110 hours, terminal under a civil work, working with one pier.

Pecem

  • APM TERMINALS: Yard at 45% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.

Rio de Janeiro

  • MULTI-RIO OPERACOES: Yard at 47% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.
  • RIO BRASIL TERMINAL: Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 7 hours, working normally.

Rio Grande

  • TECON-RIG (TERMINAL): Yard at 65% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

Salvador

  • TECON SALVADOR SA: Yard at 58% utilization, waiting time of 11 hours, working normally.

Santos

  • BRASIL TERMINAL: Yard at 79% utilization, waiting time of 11 hours, working normally.
  • DP WORLD SANTOS: Yard at 81% utilization, waiting time of 12 hours, working normally.
  • SANTOS BRASIL: Yard at 78% utilization, waiting time of 11 hours, working normally.

Suape

  • TECON SUAPE: Yard at 61% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

Itapoa

  • ITAPOA TERMINAIS: Yard at 81% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

Paranagua

  • TCP - TERMINAL: Yard at 81% utilization, waiting time of 7 hours, working normally.

Chile Port Status

Antofagasta

  • ATI: Yard at 75% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Arica

  • TPA / ARICA: Yard at 35% utilization, no waiting time, working with restrictions, pier 2b closed.

Iquique

  • ITI: Yard at 72% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

San Antonio

  • DPW SAI: Yard at 67% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • SAN ANTONIO TERMINAL: Yard at 43% utilization, waiting time of 8 hours, working normally.

San Vicente

  • SVTI/SAN VICENTE TER: Yard at 82% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Valparaiso

  • TERMINAL PACIF SUR: Yard at 51% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Puerto Angamos

  • PUERTO ANGAMOS: Yard at 70% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Colombia Port Status

Buenaventura

  • S.P.R BUN: Yard at 82% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

Cartagena

  • CONTECAR: Yard at 66% utilization, waiting time of 5 hours, working normally.
  • SOCIEDAD PORTUARIA R: Yard at 66% utilization, waiting time of 6 hours, working normally.

Santa Marta

  • SMITCO: Yard at 79% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

Costa Rica Port Status

Caldera

  • SPC PTO CALDERA: Yard at 65% utilization, waiting time of 36 hours, working normally.

Limon

  • APM TERMINALS: Yard at 49% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, working normally.

Dominican Republic Port Status

Caucedo

  • DP WORLD: Yard at 86% utilization, waiting time of 4 to 6 hours, yard congested, working normally.

Ecuador Port Status

Guayaquil

  • TPG TERMINAL: Yard at 75% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, yard congested.

Posorja

  • DPWORLD POSORJA S.A.: Yard at 73% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

El Salvador Port Status

Acajutla

  • CEPA/PUERTO ACAJUTLA: Yard at 90% utilization, waiting time of 7 hours, without service.

Guatemala Port Status

Puerto Quetzal

  • APMT QUETZAL: Yard at 112% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, berth congested, working normally.
  • MUELLE COMERC,PTO.QU: Yard at 85% utilization, waiting time of 6 hours, berth congested, working normally.

Puerto Barrios

  • PUERTO BARRIOS: Yard at 87% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

Honduras Port Status

Puerto Cortes

  • ENAP,HNPCR/TERMINAL: Yard at 112% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, working normally.

Jamaica Port Status

Kingston

  • KINGSTON FREEPORT: Yard at 96% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Mexico Port Status

Altamira

  • IPM (TERMINAL): Yard at 70% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Ensenada

  • EIT: Yard at 70% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Lazaro Cardenas

  • APM TERMINALS LZC: Yard at 80% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • LC TERMINAL T2: Yard at 82% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Veracruz

  • CICE (PUERTO SECO): Yard at 65% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • ICAVE VERACRUZ: Yard at 73% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Manzanillo

  • CONTECON MANZANILLO: Yard at 67% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • SSA HOLDINGS: Yard at 78% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Nicaragua Port Status

Corinto

  • AUTORIDAD PORT,CORIN: Yard at 98% utilization, waiting time of 60 hours, working normally.

Panama Port Status

Balboa

  • PANAMA PTS,BLB/TERMI: No waiting time, without service.

Manzanillo

  • PORT OF MANZANI/TERM: Yard at 49% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, working normally.

Rodman

  • PSA: Yard at 65% utilization, waiting time of 4 hours, berth congested, working normally.

Peru Port Status

Callao

  • DP WORLD CALLAO: Yard at 62% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Ilo

  • SOUTHERN: Yard at 42% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Matarani

  • TISUR: Yard at 38% 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 30% utilization, waiting time of 1 hour, working normally.

Puerto Rico Port Status

San Juan

  • AYALA COLON,SJU/TERM: Yard at 92% utilization, waiting time of 12 hours, yard congested, working normally.

Uruguay Port Status

Montevideo

  • MONTECON, MONTEVIDEO: Yard at 48% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • TERMINAL CUENCA DEL: Yard at 63% utilization, waiting time of 7 hours, working normally.

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

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Remember to use our e-tools (Web-Booking and EASI) for submitting bookings and Shipping Instructions as well as our Hapag-Lloyd Navigator Dashboard to view all of your shipment information on one single screen.

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