Regional Updates in Latin America

Last updated on January 14, 2025

Operational and Customer Service Overview

Last updated on January 14, 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."

Vessel updates and port changes per service

Caribbean Express Service (CES)

  • No schedule updates for this week

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)

  • No service updates for this week.

Mediterranean South America West Service (MSW)

  • No service updates for this week.

Mediterranean - East Coast South America Service (MSE)

  • MV MSC SARA ELENA (V.MM502R) will omit Montevideo, Uruguay (original call date Jan. 14, 2025)
  • MV MSC ALBANY (V.MM501R) will omit Montevideo, Uruguay (original call date Jan. 21, 2025)

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 PROTOSTAR (V.2501N) will omit Puerto Cortes, Honduras (original call date Jan. 17, 2025) and Limon, Costa Rica (original call date Jan. 18, 2025)
  • MV PROTOSTAR (V.2501S) will omit Caucedo, Dominican Republic (original call date Jan. 20, 2025) and San Juan, Puerto Rico (original call date Jan. 21, 2025)

Venezuela Coast Feeder Service (VCF)

  • Delays in schedule due to port disruptions, generating backlog in Cartagena.

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)

  • MV NYK DEMETER (V.117W) will omit Rodman, Panama (original call date Jan. 14, 2025).

South America Africa Service (SAT)

Americas Service (USW)

  • No service updates for this week.

South America East Coast Service (SEC

  • No schedule updates for this week

Argentina Port Status

Buenos Aires:

  • APM Terminals: Yard at 52% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • Exolgan SA, Avellaneda: Yard at 52% utilization, waiting time of 0 to 63 hours, working normally.

 

Brazil Port Status

Navegantes:

  • PortoNave S/A: Yard at 74% utilization, waiting time of 132 hours, terminal under civil work, operating just with one pier.

Pecem:

  • APM Terminals: Yard at 71% utilization, waiting time of 10 hours, working normally.

Rio de Janeiro:

  • Multi-Rio Operacoes: Yard at 82% utilization, waiting time of 132 hours, terminal congested.
  • Rio Brasil Terminal: Yard at 94% utilization, waiting time of 6 hours, working normally.

Rio Grande:

  • Tecon-RIG (Terminal): Yard at 71% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.

Salvador:

  • Tecon Salvador SA:  Yard at 65% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, terminal congested.

Santos:

  • Brasil Terminal:  Yard at 81% utilization, waiting time of 17 hours, terminal working with only two piers.
  • DP World Santos: Yard at 83% utilization, waiting time of 10 hours, working normally.
  • Santos Brasil: Yard at 79% utilization, waiting time of 11 hours, working normally.

Suape:

  • Tecon Suape:  Yard at 71% utilization, waiting time of 13 hours, working normally.

Itapoa:

  • Itapoa Terminais:  Yard at 75% utilization, waiting time of 11 hours, working normally.

Paranagua:

  • TCP - Terminal:  Yard at 79% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.

 

Chile Port Status

Antofagasta:

  • ATI:  Yard at 75% utilization, port closed.

Arica:

  • TPA/Arica:  Yard at 36% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Iquique:

  • ITI:  Yard at 85% utilization, waiting time of 36 hours, port congested.

San Antonio:

  • DPW SAI:  Yard at 55% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • San Antonio Terminal: Yard at 78% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

San Vicente:

  • SVTI:  Yard at 80% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

Valparaiso:

  • Terminal Pacific Sur:  Yard at 77% utilization, waiting time of 0 to 24 hours, port congested.

Puerto Angamos:

  • Puerto Angamos:  Yard at 86% utilization, port closed.

 

Colombia Port Status

Buenaventura:

  • S.P.R BUN:  Yard at 55% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

Cartagena:

  • Contecar:  Yard at 90% utilization, waiting time of 66 hours, yard congested.
  • Sociedad Portuaria R: Yard at 79% utilization, waiting time of 66 hours, yard congested.

Santa Marta:

  • SMITCO:  Yard at 90% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, yard congested.

 

Costa Rica Port Status

Caldera:

  • SPC PTO Caldera: Yard at 90% utilization, waiting time of 36 hours, working normally.

Limon:

  • APM Terminals: Yard at 46% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, working normally.

 

Dominican Republic Port Status

Caucedo:

  • DP World: Yard at 93% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, working normally.

 

Ecuador Port Status

Guayaquil:

  • TPG Terminal: Yard at 60% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, working normally.

Posorja:

  • DP World Posorja S.A: Yard at 85% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, 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 100% utilization, waiting time of 72 hours, high berth and yard occupancy, terminal colapsed.
  • Muelle Comercial, Pto. Quetzal: Yard at 90% utilization, waiting time of 6 hours, berth congested, working with only two cranes.

Puerto Barrios:

  • Puerto Barrios: Yard at 84% utilization, waiting time of 7 hours, working normally, terminal congested.

 

Honduras Port Status

Puerto Cortes:

  • ENAP, HNPCR Terminal: Yard at 95% utilization, waiting time of 3 hours, high berth occupancy.

 

Jamaica Port Status

Kingston:

  • Kingston Freeport: Yard at 97% utilization, waiting time of 0 to 3 hours, berth congested.

Mexico Port Status

Altamira:

  • IPM Terminal: Yard at 79% utilization, port closed.

Ensenada:

  • EIT: Yard at 80% utilization, waiting time of 9 hours, berth congested.

Lazaro Cardenas:

  • APM Terminals LZC: Yard at 79% utilization,  no waiting time, berth congested.
  • LC Terminal T2: Yard at 85% utilization, waiting time of 18 hours, working normally.

Veracruz:

  • CICE (Puerto Seco): Yard at 63% utilization, port closed.
  • ICAVE Veracruz: Yard at 73% utilization, port closed.

Manzanillo:

  • CONTECON Manzanillo: Yard at 80% utilization, no waiting hours, working normally.
  • SSA Holdings: Yard at 94%, waiting time of 18 to 60 hours, berth congested.

 

Nicaragua Port Status

Corinto:

  • Autoridad PORT, CORIN: Yard at 95% 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 97% utilization, waiting time of 8 to 12 hours, berth and yard congested.

Rodman:

  • PSA: Yard at 82% utilization, waiting time of 5 hours, working normally.

 

Peru Port Status

Callao:

  • DP World Callao: Yard at 99% utilization, waiting time of 3 to 37 hours, berth and yard congested due to bad weather.

Ilo:

  • Southern: Yard at 30% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, working normally.

Matarani:

  • TISUR: Yard at 30% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, working normally.

Paita:

  • Terminales Portuario: Yard at 74% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, working normally.

Salaverry:

  • Salaverry Terminal I: Yard at 20% utilization, waiting time of 2 hours, working normally.

 

Puerto Rico Port Status

San Juan:

  • Ayala Colon SJU/TERM: Yard at 100% utilization, waiting time of 85 hours, berth and yard congested.

 

Uruguay Port Status

Montevideo:

  • MONTECON: Yard at 27% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.
  • Terminal Cuenca del Plata: Yard at 47% utilization, no waiting time, working normally.

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