Shipex

North American Update covering the week of April 27th

 

Latest Port announcements

  • Some Ports remain on a partial working schedule in view of continued blank sailings.
    Detailed overview as per separate document.

Latest FDA announcements
The following information is now available on Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19):

Use of Respirators, Facemasks, and Cloth Face Coverings in the Food and Agriculture Sector During Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published a fact sheet designed to help answer questions from the Food and Agriculture Sector about what respirators, disposable facemasks, such as surgical or medical masks, or cloth face coverings are most appropriate for various settings. Developed in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this fact sheet provides a quick reference to respirators, disposable facemasks, or cloth face coverings potentially worn by workers in the Food and Agriculture Sector.

What to Do If You Have COVID-19 Confirmed Positive or Exposed Workers in your Food Production, Storage, or Distribution Operations Regulated by FDA
FDA also published a summary on What to Do If You Have COVID-19 Confirmed Positive or Exposed Workers in Your Food Production, Storage, or Distribution Operations Regulated by FDA. Derived from CDC recommendations, this summary outlines key steps that employers and workers can take to help stay open, prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19, and support continuity of essential operations if workers are diagnosed with or exposed to COVID-19, or show symptoms associated with COVID-19.

** Please be advised that due to softening market conditions, the Savannah terminal will adjust the hours of gate operations at all truck gates to 0700 to 1800 Monday through Friday effective Monday 5/11/20 **
** Due to ongoing volume declines Seattle Terminal 18 will be CLOSED the following Fridays: May 1st  /  May 8th **
** Based on low projected import volumes (COVID-19), Miami POMTOC will be CLOSED on Monday, 5/4/2020 **

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
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 Friday 5/1  // Open Thursday 4/30
MIAMI POMTOC Gate closure based on the weekly volumes  Closed on Monday 5/4
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 both shift on Wednesday 4/29 // Open 2nd shift on Friday 5/1
LONG BEACH TTI Normal Operation / Hours  
LAX APM Gate closure based on the weekly volumes  
OAKLAND Normal Operation / Hours Closed on Friday 5/1 for ILWU STOP WORK MEETING
SEATTLE Gate closure based on the weekly volumes Closed on Friday 5/1, Friday 5/8
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 5/30/2020 Hours of gate operations at all truck gates to 0700 to 1800 Monday through Friday effective Monday 5/11/20
JACKSONVILLE Normal Operation / Hours  
WILMINGTON Normal Operation / Hours