Australian & NZ Port Terminals Update
Update 15 February 2022
Courtesy of Maersk & Patrick Terminals
One thing is certain that with the continued port congestion, causing schedule and berthing delays and container capacity constraints, importers and exporters need to plan in advance their supply chain.
Below list of current notifications for Australian port delays.
Sydney
Patrick: Vessel delays around 2 – 4 days.
DP World: Congestion delay is 1-2 days depending on the service. Average delay of 8-10
days for vessels that are already arriving off the berthing window.
Melbourne
Patrick: Vessel delays are around 7-8 days. These delays are a result of slow recovery from
Covid related issues. Patrick Terminals is working closely with their Melbourne team to
address these delays.
VICT: Current delay 1-3 days for vessels off window arrival
DP World: 1-2 days average delay for vessels that are already delayed and arriving off the
berthing window.
Brisbane
Patrick: Overall no major delays. Vessel bunching with vessels of same service delayed
from origin that are arriving off the berthing window.
DP World: Current delays of 1 to 2 days. Vessel bunching with vessels arriving off the
berthing window due to delays in Asia.
Fremantle
Patrick: Terminal vessel delays of 1 to 2 days. Some vessel bunching starting to re occur.
DP World: Congestion delays is 1 to 2 days. Vessel bunching with vessels of same service
delayed from origin and arriving off the berthing window.
New Zealand
The average delay in Auckland between scheduled and actual berthing time is about 5 to 6 days, with all berthing windows being suspended.
Productivity is affected, delayed truck turn times and vessel schedules.
Additional cleaning is being imposed after every shift, causing extended port stays by vessels around 2-3 hours. Estimated 96% of services from Australia are delayed.
empty container depots are open but experiencing limited capacity.
Lyttleton is incurring delays of 1-2 days. Tauranga is averaging delays of 1 day.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact your local FJT office.
