To be, or not to be, that is the question

面对日益严峻的港口问题，如今摆在船公司眼前的是 To skip or not to skip.

跳港对于货主或者货代来说，短期内是受影响的，势必会打乱原有的出货计划，增加额外的运输成本，但是长期来看，未必是一件坏事。

先让我们看上个月的数据，

U.S. East Coast

New York – Vessel waiting time is 1 day due to certain level of import volume and vessel bunching after Thanksgiving Holiday closure.

Charleston – Vessel waiting time is 3-4 days due to high import volume and labor shortage.

Savannah – Vessel waiting time is 8 days due to high import volume, off proforma vessels, weather events, labor shortage and Thanksgiving Holiday closure.

U.S. Gulf Coast

Mobile – Vessel waiting time is 1 day due to yard congestion.

Houston – Vessel waiting time is 2-6 days due to high import volume, labor shortage and vessel bunching.

U.S. West Coast

Long Beach – Vessel waiting time is 26-30 days due to high import dwell and labor shortage. On Friday December 3rd second shift, Pier A Terminal will be open for ‘Import Pick-up Only’. TTI Terminal yard utilization is at 65% of capacity.

Los Angeles – Vessel waiting time is 26-30 days due to yard congestion, high import dwell and labor shortage. APM Los Angeles yard utilization is at 93% of capacity.

Oakland – Vessel waiting time is 2-5 days due to high import volume, labor shortage and 1 berth being down.

Seattle – Vessel waiting time is 18 days due to high import volume and labor shortage. The T18 terminal yard utilization is at 100% of capacity.

Canada

Prince Rupert – Vessel waiting time is 5 days. Yard utilization is at 100% of capacity.

Vancouver – Vessel waiting time is 10 days. Yard utilization is at 100% of capacity.

美东SAV等待靠泊时间已经超过一周，靠了SAV势必会影响后续的班轮的准点率，这也是为什么各家船公司在11/12月份疯狂OMIT SAV 的原因， THE ALLIANCE EC2全部SKIP SAV，SAV货全部转移去EC1航线，EC1 航线出勤率勉强55开。OCEAN ALLIANCE Week 43~50, SAX航线8条船，5条skip SAV。各家船公司为了稳定船期，只能忍痛割爱，暂时放弃SAV。不过好消息是，经过不断调整，SAV目前等待靠泊时间已经逐渐缩短至现在的1~3天。相信后续航线会陆续恢复靠泊SAV。

美西的OAK 其实已经经历过一次轮回，早在今年7/8月份的时候，OAK靠泊时间7天+，通过OAK 中转的货物更是遥遥无期，但是各家船公司调整航线，减少OAK 的靠泊，把SEATTLE,WA 作为代替港，上面数据表明OAK 已经恢复，但是可以看到SEATTLE,WA 又倒下了。

最新的数据更新，OAK 马上就会迎来一次新的轮回，即将开始漫长等待。