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Congestion at Canada’s west coast gateway of Vancouver is set to worsen in the coming weeks due to a combination of restricted access to inland rail links and deteriorating liner schedule reliability as the alliance reshuffle continues.
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd told customers on February 19: “Both CPKC Rail and CN Rail have implemented tiered operating restrictions in response to severe winter weather across Canada. These measures include shorter trains and reduced speeds, which have resulted in minor delays.
“These conditions are expected to last another 10-14 days, resulting in increased Import dwell times,” it added.
The carrier said utilization at Vancouver’s GCT Delta terminal had reached 102% and vessels were “experiencing berth delays of nine days,” while utilization at DP World Centerm was at 83%, with berthing delays of between four and nine days.
Read more in an article from The Loadstar.
