Global Disruption Continues

Disruption continues around the world as we work through the first week of October. Please find updates to several key areas below: 

Cape Town: As reported yesterday, there is strong potential for South Africa port workers to strike beginning Thursday at midnight. Attached is the latest update on the situation, which unfortunately, signifies no progress as of today. All carriers are reviewing contingency plans and potentially diverting vessels. We are also making sure all import containers are pulled from the terminals and avoiding any delivery of full containers. We are closely monitoring the situation and hope that a last minute resolution will be reached. Should a strike occur, we will be back in a very difficult situation for exports from South Africa.

Louisville: The CSX terminal in Louisville, KY will be out of service for several days due to a broken lift. The terminal is working on obtaining a replacement, but please plan for some delays for cargo movement. 

Liverpool: As we reported last week, the Port of Liverpool will be subject to another week of strike action. The port will close at 6am Oct. 11th and re-open at 6am Oct. 17th. We are doing what we can to work around the strike action by managing bookings and creating contingency plans. Please stay tuned for further developments.