Brazil's southern ports situation

18 December 2023 - Update 10

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes is now open without restrictions, however, we continue to face waiting time delays and gate restrictions in this port as well as the nearby ones such as Paranagua and Itapoa due to the high volume of vessels and cargos being operated.

We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

11 December 2023 - Update 09

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes remains operating with restrictions. As a result, vessels’ line-up is still facing waiting time delays. Regrettably, we are unable to provide a specific timeline for normalization due to adverse weather conditions expected in the upcoming days.

Additionally, as previously communicated, we continue to face waiting time delays and gate restrictions in nearby ports such as Paranagua and Itapoa.

We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk. Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

04 December 2023 - Update 08

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes remains operating with restrictions. As a result, vessels’ line-up is facing waiting time delays. Regrettably, we are unable to provide a specific timeline for normalization due to adverse weather conditions expected in the upcoming days.

As previously communicated, we continue to face waiting time delays on vessels’ line-up and gate restrictions in the nearby ports such as Paranagua and Itapoa.

We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

27 November 2023 - Update 07

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes has re-opened and it is currently operating with restrictions. As a result, vessels’ line-up is facing waiting time delays.

Regrettably, we are unable to provide a specific timeline for normalization due to adverse weather conditions expected in the upcoming days.

As previously communicated, we may face some congestion in nearby ports, such as Paranagua and Itapoa. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

21 November 2023 - Update 06

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes has closed Monday 20th due to the strong current. Unfortunately, we cannot provide a specific timeline for when the port will reopen due to adverse weather conditions expected in the upcoming days. If restrictions persist, contingency plans will be activated and individually communicated concerning the impacted vessels.

As previously communicated, we may face some congestion in nearby ports, such as Paranagua and Itapoa. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

14 November 2023 - Update 05

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes remains open and it is currently operating with restrictions. As a result, vessels’ line-up is facing waiting time delays.

As previously communicated, we may face some congestion in nearby ports, such as Paranagua and Itapoa. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

06 November 2023 - Update 04

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes has re-opened this weekend and it is currently operating with restrictions.
As a result. vessels’ line-up is facing waiting time delays.

We are glad to communicate that GSL ARCADIA 339S/344N was able to berth in Navegantes Nov 2nd and has successfully departed on Nov 06th.

We continue to closely monitor the situation and we will keep you informed about general situation in the region.

As previously communicated, we may face some congestion in nearby ports, such as Paranagua and Itapoa. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

30 October 2023 - Update 03

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes has closed this weekend due to the strong current in the channel.

Regrettably, we are unable to provide a specific timeline for normalization due to adverse weather conditions expected in the upcoming days.

If restrictions persist, contingency plans will be activated and individually communicated concerning the affected vessels.

As previously communicated, we anticipate some congestion in nearby ports, such as Paranagua and Itapoa, in the coming days. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

27 October 2023 - Update 02

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby inform you that the port of Navegantes has reopened this week with certain restrictions. Currently, vessel manoeuvring is permitted only during high tide due to safety reasons.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide a specific timeline for when these restrictions will be lifted due to adverse weather conditions expected in the upcoming days.

If restrictions persist, contingency plans will be activated and individually communicated concerning the impacted vessels.

As we previously communicated, we anticipate some congestion in nearby ports, such as Paranagua and Itapoa, in the coming days. We greatly appreciate your cooperation in expediting customs clearance for import volumes during this period.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.

23 October 2023 - Update 01

In our commitment to keeping you informed and ensuring the seamless management of your cargo, we hereby provide you with an update on the ongoing developments regarding weather conditions affecting the southern ports of Brazil.

The port of Navegantes remains closed due to the strong current in the channel caused by heavy rain in the region. Regrettably, we are unable to provide a specific timeline for normalization due to adverse weather conditions. As a result, we are diverting vessels to alternate ports and declaring the end of the voyage. This information will be individually communicated concerning the affected vessels.

This contingency plan is taken under Force Majeure and in compliance with clauses 19.1(e), 20(c) and 22.3 of our Bill of Lading Terms & Conditions.

Some level of congestion is expected in nearby ports such as Paranagua and Itapoa for the upcoming days. We deeply value the cooperation of our customers in expediting customs clearance for import volume as much as possible.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience resulting from this situation, which is beyond the control of Maersk.

Our team is ready to assist you with any further information or inquiries you may have.

Any updates will be promptly communicated through our customer advisories.