North American Update covering the week of April 20th
Latest Port announcements
- Some Ports remain on a partial working schedule in view of continued blank sailings.
Detailed overview as per separate overview.
Latest Custom & Border Patrol (CBP) announcements
- An executive order was signed that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to postpone for 90 days the payment of deferred selected estimated duties, taxes, and fees for importers experiencing a ‘significant financial hardship’ due to COVID-19.
The temporary postponement applies to formal entries entered, or withdrawn from US located warehouses in the periods of March and April 2020.
Significant financial hardship is defined as follows:
An importer will be considered to have a significant financial hardship if the operation of such importer is fully or partially suspended during March 2020 or April 2020 due to orders from a competent governmental authority limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings due to COVID-19; and as a result of such suspension, the gross receipts of such importer for March 13-31, 2020 or April 2020 are less than 60% of the gross receipts for the comparable period in 2019.
Please consent the CBP website for details:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/2875383
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCBP/bulletins/2874d39
| Due to recent low cargo volumes | ||
| GATE STATUS / HOURS | ||
| NORFOLK - VIG | Hour Change | VIG are open 7AM to 6PM M-F and closed on Saturday |
| NORFOLK - NIT | Hour Change | 7AM to 6PM M-F |
| NORFOLK - PMT | PMT terminal will close for container business with target date 4th May | Inbound and outbound traffic will be held between 1200 – 1300 hours Effective March 16 |
| BALTIMORE | Gate closure based on the weekly volumes | Gate hours will be 06:00 – 16:45 from Wednesday, April 1st through Friday, April 3rd |
| PHILADELPHIA | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| TAMPA | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| PORT EVERGLADES | Temporarily close gate and terminal operations on Thursdays until further notice | Starting Thursday, March 19, 2020 // Closed Thursday 4/23, Friday 4/24 |
| MIAMI POMTOC | Gate closure based on the weekly volumes | Closed on Friday 4/24, Monday 4/27 |
| MIAMI SFCT | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| FLORIDA INTERNATION TERMINAL | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| HOUSTON BARBOUR'S CUT | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| HOUSTON BAYPORT | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| NEW ORLEANS PORTS AMERICA | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| NEW ORLEANS NAT | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| MOBILE | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| LONG BEACH Pier A | Gate closure based on the weekly volumes | Closed on 2nd shift Every Fridays |
| LONG BEACH TTI | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| LAX APM | Gate closure based on the weekly volumes | Closed 1st shift on Wednesday 4/22 |
| OAKLAND | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| SEATTLE | Gate closure based on the weekly volumes | Closed on Friday 4/24, Friday 5/1 |
| NEW YORK APM | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| NEW YORK PNCT | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| BOSTON | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| CHARLESTON - WANDO | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| CHARLESTON - NCT | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| SAVANNAH | Suspended Saturday gate receiving beginning 4/4/2020 through 4/25/2020 | |
| JACKSONVILLE | Normal Operation / Hours | |
| WILMINGTON | Normal Operation / Hours |