Ports/Logistics

US ports continued to face a heavy container imbalance in the first half of this year, with laden inbound container volumes outstripping laden outbound volumes by 2.7 times. Aggregated data from the 10 largest ports in North America showed that inbound volumes grew by 5.1% in the first 6 months of the year compared to the same period last year while outbound volumes dropped by -9.4%. Empty container handling volumes increased by 13.3% to reach a record high of 8.8m teu in the ports surveyed du

UK ports grew container volumes by 8.5% last year to 11.67m teu compared to 10.76m teu in 2020. The threat of a potential strike at Felixstowe later this month could disrupt operations at the UK’s largest port, which handled 3.6mil teu in 2021. London Gateway recorded a 15% growth to reach 1.80m teu and could soon overtake Southampton to become the second largest container port in the UK behind Felixstowe. 13 ships, 7 in Fe-N.EUR trade, have been scheduled to arrive or depart during 21th-29th A

China's market share of global port throughput increased marginally in the last four years despite of the US Tariff on the Chinese exports and the lock-downs at China's coastal manufacturing hubs. The port throughput numbers do not show obvious trend of China's losing market share in the exports as oppose to what some in the market have expected. China's market share of global port throughput increased from 33.2% in 2017 to 34.2 in 2021. Over the same period, South East Asia, which is widely ex

Xinhua News Agency announced overnight that PLA will conduct military drills between 4 August and 7 August in areas surrounding Taiwan. We have found that 186 ports calls by 174 container ships/675k TEU capacity may be affected. Please see attached list for details of Trade/Operators/Services/Ships that are due to depart during the affected period. Download excel file [https://www.linerlytica.com/uploads/twspc/TaiwanCalls0804-0807.xlsx?utm_source=20220803]

Chinese port volumes grew by 2.6% in the first half of 2022 despite the negative impact of the lockdowns across several major Chinese cities this year. The overall port volumes are partly inflated due to the shift from trucking to barge movements. Performance was mixed amongst the main ports, with Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Lianyungang and Yingkou all recording negative growth. Ningbo reported the largest gains of 8.7%, largely due to the diversion of cargo from Shanghai that was hit by l

Global container handling volumes in June remain robust but there are some signs that volumes may have peaked for the year already. Weakening demand in the US and Europe is filtering into port volumes. North American ports slipped in June after hitting a record high in May with the trend expected to persist over the coming months. In Europe, Rotterdam posted a -6.9% drop in handling volumes in the second quarter after a -1.7% drop in the first quarter with volumes to Russia badly affected by s

Aggregate container volumes at North American ports remain elevated in June but have come off the peak recorded in May, sliding by an estimated 5.4% during the month. Total volume in June was 5.3m TEU, up 5% YoY because June 2021 volume was affected by congestion. Total volumes in the next few months are expected to continue this trend with renewed strength at East Coast ports, while West Coast volumes remain muted. Oakland volumes will be hit in July as gate operations are limited. Overall vo

Total volumes in the 3 main ports in South China (Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong) have largely held their ground during the 1st half of 2022, with aggregated volume growth rising marginally by 0.2% in the first 6 months of this year. Shenzhen was the best performer, registering 4.6% growth but the improvement was to a large part due to the sharp fall in May and June last year when Yantian port was closed due to Covid restrictions. Yantian registered a total growth of 6.7% in the first half w

Congestion at European ports are also inching upwards, with rapidly deteriorating conditions in Northern Europe cancelling out the recent improvements at Med ports. The situation especially bad at German ports which have been hit by a 48 hour strike on 14-16 July. It follows a 24 hour walkout on 23 June and an one-shift warning strike on 9 June with dockworkers unable to reach an agreement on their demands for higher pay after 6 rounds on negotiations. Vessels queues are already very high espe

Projected throughput growth for Linerlytica’s global port sample that accounts for over 75% of global container handling volumes is expected to show a marginal increase of just 0.3% during the first half of 2022. Chinese ports remain largely resilient despite the COVID related lockdowns, with first half growth estimated at 2.4%. A more detailed analysis of the Chinese volumes will be added next week when  the final port numbers for June are confirmed. North American ports also performed strong