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• Find out the latest vessel waiting times and status of ports in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, the Middle East-Indian Subcontinent, North America, and South and Central America. 

Africa

Ghana

Tema: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 2.22 days. The terminal is experiencing crane outages; Crane 02 is currently undergoing maintenance. Due to reduced operational productivity, vessel bunching is occurring, and vessels outside their berthing windows may face delays of approximately 10 days.

Kenya

Mombasa: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 4.5 days.The terminal is experiencing prolonged congestion and reduced productivity due to equipment shortages and high transhipment volumes. Berth delays are further compounded by vessel bunching caused by off-window arrivals.

Mauritius

Port Louis: Persistent heavy rainfall is forecast for the remainder of the week. Transhipments from Port Louis are experiencing delays due to irregular carrier schedules on direct services. Alternative routings are being arranged via secondary transhipment hubs, which will result in extended transit times. Cargo may remain in Port Louis until the next available direct sailing can accommodate loading.

Morocco

Casablanca: The port is currently closed due to severe weather and high swells. This is resulting in congestion.

Mozambique

Beira: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 14.56 days. Congestion and severe weather including strong wind gusts and rain persists.

Maputo: Intermittent wind gusts are expected throughout the week, which may impact operational schedules.

Senegal

Dakar: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 4.5 days.

South Africa

Cape Town: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 3 days. Strong winds have disrupted port operations, with terminal activities suspended due to wind-bound conditions. Export stack dates have been inconsistent, and vessel omissions to Cape Town have occurred. Significant delays are currently being experienced.

Durban: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 3.83 days. Operational challenges and scheduled crane maintenance continue at Pier 1, resulting in extended waiting times. A protest action occurred on Bayhead Road on 9 December. The protestors dispersed around midday, and traffic on Bayhead Road and the Langeberg Road precinct has since returned to normal.

Port Elizabeth: Port operations are smooth; however, strong winds are expected during the week. Due to the citrus season, the reefer demand is high.

Tanzania

Dar Es Salaam: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 5.7 days. Dar es Salaam port has faced severe disruption since 29 October due to nationwide unrest, with a 7-day average vessel waiting time of about 8.53 days. Despite reopening requests on 4 November, operations remain heavily congested, customs clearance is delayed, and connectivity issues persist. Terminal gate and road congestion are adding to delays, and full stabilisation of cargo movement is not expected until late December.

Asia Oceania

Australia

Melbourne: The 7-ay average vessel waiting time is around 4.63 days.

Indonesia

Belawan, Sumatra: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 4 days. Port operations are disrupted due to recent severe flooding. The third berth at the terminal will be fully restored on 17 December.

Europe

Germany

Hamburg: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.75 days. CTA: yard steady at 75%, reefers at 50%. The berth is at 100%.

Greece

The country witnessed nationwide protests by farmers, halting major transport routes, periodically closing border crossings, with potential impact on ports as the escalation continues. Read more.

Piraeus: The average 7-day vessel waiting time is around 1.25 days. The port is currently congested.

Thessaloniki: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 2.5 days.

Netherlands

Rotterdam: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.21 days. Netherlands terminals stable overall

• ECT yard at 80%, delays for barges/feeders increased to 72hrs. Three quay cranes remain under commissioning; full operations expected January 2026.
• MVII yard is at 89%. The terminal is experiencing high incoming volumes, delayed ships, construction work on sites and labour shortage.
• Delta II: Yard low at 33%, reefers 20%. APM: Truck operations have been suspended since 11 December 2025 at 14:30 due to excessive truck congestion in the yard.

Slovenia

Koper: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.67 days. Container terminal utilisation is high. The cargo surge causes import and export dwell times of 5-6 days. Railway reconstruction until 3Q 2026 reduces train traffic, causing an increase in truck traffic.

Spain

Algeciras: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.06 days. Carriers report yard density is around 83.73%.

Valencia: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.7days. The yard density is high.

United Kingdom

London Gateway Port: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1 day. The yard is at 62% with reefers at around 58%. IT outages, crane breakdowns, as well as pilot station closures due to severe weather were hindering operations in the past weeks.

Southampton: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.25 days. The yard is at 81% for dry and 72% for reefers. The schedule remains congested due to weather-related delays affecting multiple lines, making planning challenging.

Middle East - Indian Subcontinent

Bangladesh

Chittagong (Chattogram): The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.08 days. The yard is at 62.36%. Discharge operations dominate OPS time, limiting exports—especially empties—worsened by CPA equipment breakdowns. Terminals urge depots to clear import and empty volumes from CYs.

Sri Lanka

Colombo: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1.61 days. Port operations have resumed after the tropical storm. However, disruptions are still possible.

North America

Canada

Average import rail dwell time for Canadian cargo (Vessel arrival to departure rail ramp):

• Halifax: 6 days
• Montreal: 8 days
• Prince Rupert: 5 days
• Saint John: 10 days
• Vancouver: 8 days

Saint John: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1 day. The average rail dwell time is around 10 days. Persistent bad weather in the North Atlantic is causing vessel delays, significantly affecting St. John. Further delays are expected.

Mexico

Lazaro Cardenas: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 3.17 days.

Manzanillo: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 1 day.

• Truck: Road blockades are being reported in various areas of the Bajío region.
• Rail: Terminal CONTECON is experiencing operational complications that are affecting platform allocation and causing a backlog of volume due to the disruptions experienced in November. The rail platform assignment time for imports has been reduced from 6 days to 96 hours.

Veracruz: Due to bad weather, the port was closed from 8 to 10 December. The operations on the dock and yard were suspended as a result of high winds.

South and Central America

Costa Rica

Caldera: The port is currently congested, and the infrastructure is not able to cope with the volume influx, leading to fluctuating levels of disruptions. Import containers for general cargo typically become available approximately three to six days after the vessel's operation at the port, due to yard mobilisation. For reefer and IMO cargo, handling is conducted directly at the port.

Guatemala

Puerto Barrios: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 2.25 days. The yard is experiencing high levels of utilisation at around 88%, primarily due to service reliability issues and a shortage of truck drivers. These factors are adversely affecting the timely release of import cargo.

Nicaragua

Corinto: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 3.11 days. The yard density is high. Vessels can wait up to 10 days before operations begin at the port. Corinto is experiencing a significant imbalance between import and export containers, restricting movements and delaying the evacuation of empty units. Local Customs authorities have started imposing fines on carriers holding excess empty containers in the area, adding further operational challenges.

Panama

Balboa: The 7-day average vessel waiting time is around 2.25 days.

How Kuehne+Nagel estimates port disruption statuses

Seaexplorer has four port statuses that are estimated based mainly on the 7-day average vessel waiting time. Other factors include yard congestion, labour strikes, natural disasters or intermodal disruptions. Slightly different rules are applied to major ports, or ports that are hubs in their region, as they are typically more efficient. 

• Business as usual means the port is currently operating without any significant disruption;
• Slightly disrupted is used if the 7-day average vessel waiting time exceeds 2 days;
• Heavily disrupted is used if the 7-day average vessel waiting time exceeds 4 days; and
• Port closed is used when the port suspends operations due to a major disruptive event.

How Kuehne+Nagel calculates the 7-day average vessel waiting time

Mainline container vessels may spend a certain number of days waiting at designated anchorage areas before their scheduled port call.

To calculate the 7-day average waiting time, we consider the waiting days of these vessels, excluding: 

• Waiting times for feeder vessels, 
• Idle ships without an announced next port, 
• Slow steamers heading toward the anchorage but not actively waiting within the designated area
• Vessels passing through the anchorage area without intending to call at the port.

This rolling average is based on the data from the last seven days and is updated daily in seaexplorer.

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