Global Logistics Market Update
Keeping you up to date and informed on the global landscape of the logistics industry
Keeping you up to date and informed on the global landscape of the logistics industry
Severe weather conditions affect services in New Zealand, the US and Canada, the upcoming Super Bowl will disrupt deliveries and public holidays to be aware of this month.
Severe weather conditions beginning Friday 27 January continue to impact the upper North Island in New Zealand. Whilst the weather event is specific to Auckland, NZ Post’s sole office of exchange is in Auckland, meaning all international inbound/outbound mail handling and processing is adversely affected as extreme flooding and road closures into and out of Auckland have negatively impacted NZ Post’s ability to transport mail and complete deliveries in many areas. As a result, quality of service will be disrupted until further notice. Read more in our Australia and New Zealand section below.
Severe winter weather has disrupted services in the US and Canada. Read our US and Canada section below to learn more.
The Super Bowl in the US, scheduled on February 12 will impact services in Phoenix and Glendale from February 4 to 13th.
The following public holidays may lead to delays in the processing and delivery of your shipments to the following countries:
Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Direct injection International services at this time: No delays
Australia Post
A bushfire in Avon Valley, WA, has impacted the rail network. Items sent between WA and other states and territories may take an additional three to four days to be delivered.
Aramex:
Services are affected in Albury, Adelaide, Capricorn Coast, Geelong, Melbourne, Toowoomba and Wollongong. Read more about Aramex disruptions here.
New Zealand Post:
Severe weather conditions beginning Friday 27 January continue to impact the upper North Island.
Lasting road closures and flooding continue to delay deliveries in the following areas:
Some Box Lobbies, Collect My Parcel locations and NZ Post stores are also closed, please contact them by phone to check opening hours before visiting. Contingency plans are being implemented to ensure items reach their destinations as safely and quickly as possible.
Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Direct injection International services at this time: No delays
FedEx
Severe winter weather disrupted the FedEx Express flight operations network Jan. 30 - Feb. 4. National Service Disruptions were declared for package deliveries across the U.S. While standard daily operations have resumed, FedEx continues to work through impacts caused by the weather.
Phoenix, AZ
As Phoenix prepares to host Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12, FedEx is preparing operations to adjust to street closures and additional security measures throughout Phoenix and Glendale from Saturday, February 4 through Monday, February 13. Locations surrounding the Phoenix Convention Center and State Farm Stadium may be impacted.
Canada
Severe snow storms continue to affect parts of Canada including Corner Brook N.L. Read more here.
Fulfillment services: Remain unaffected by delays and same day dispatch is being met as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Shipping services: Operational and as per SLAs.
FedEx:
Due to the runway closure at Stansted Airport (UK), we are adjusting our regular service schedules on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for both FedEx and TNT international inbound shipments to minimize the impact on our customers. Stansted Airport will be closing their runway overnight for resurfacing works from 8 January to 25 March 2023. We have contingency plans in place to minimize disruption to our operations over this period, which include:
Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
International from the UK: We are seeing slight delays for DDU, not DDP deliveries, where there is an IOSS number. Average delivery times of 5-8 day are now taking 8-11 days. We encourage all customers to have their IOSS number as this helps with improving the clearance process to deliver into the EU.
BPost
Due to IT-problems at Royal mail and strikes at Deutsche Post, we expect delays in the delivery of letters and parcels from Germany and the United Kingdom to Belgium.
Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Sea freight - Asia to north America
We’ve seen a slight drop in pricing for LCL and FCL, however rates are still elevated.
Space: We continue to experience space issues with most carriers
Booking: We recommend booking well and truly in advance (5-6 weeks), we cannot guarantee that the space will always be available.
Sea Freight - Asia- Europe
Rates are still at record highs, although they have gone down slightly.
Space: Continues to be a concern
Booking: We recommend booking well and truly in advance (5-6 weeks).
Sea Freight - Asia - Australia
Pricing is still relatively elevated.
Space: Continues to be a concern
Booking: We recommend booking in advance (4-5 weeks).
Air freight
COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to impact services and limit capacities globally.
Direct injection
B360 has its own Direct Injection network that runs from Sydney to the US, Hong Kong to Europe, Hong Kong to Australia and Hong Kong to the US. These channels are still very reliable, with transit times on average being 4-8 days, we see no changes as per the SLAs at this time.
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