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
Our New Zealand facility is closed and many NZ post services are suspended as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, services in Turkey are disrupted following a severe earthquake, and snow storms continue to impact deliveries in parts of Canada.
Cyclone Gabrielle has severely affected services in New Zealand. Our New Zealand facility is closed until further notice, which will lead to delays in fulfillment. New Zealand Post has suspended services in several regions. Read more in our Australia and New Zealand section below.
A state of emergency has been declared in Turkey after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Business and logistics disruptions have been reported throughout the region, with over 5,600 buildings having been destroyed and widespread roadway blockages and power outages reported.
The Super Bowl in the US, scheduled on February 12 will impact services in Phoenix and Glendale from February 4 to 13th.
Severe winter weather has disrupted services in the US and Canada. Read our US and Canada section below to learn more.
The following public holidays may lead to delays in the processing and delivery of your shipments to the following countries:
Cyclone Gabrielle has severely affected services in New Zealand. Our New Zealand facility is closed until further notice, leading to delays in fulfillment. We will provide another update later in the week.
Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Direct injection International services at this time: No delays
Aramex:
Services are affected in Albury, Capricorn Coast, Geelong, Melbourne, Toowoomba and Wollongong. Read more about Aramex disruptions here.
New Zealand Post:
As Cyclone Gabrielle brings severe weather to the Upper North Island, we are implementing contingency plans to ensure items are delivered as quickly and safely as possible.
All deliveries and pickups have been temporarily suspended in Red Alert regions:
We are standing by to resume operations when safe to do so.
Road closures, Air Network disruption and InterIsland Ferry cancellations are all contributing to delayed deliveries in the following areas: Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, the Coromandel, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and all items between the North and South Islands.
Fulfillment services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Inbound Receiving services: Operational and as per SLAs.
Direct injection International services at this time: No delays
Phoenix, AZ
Street closures and additional security measures throughout Phoenix and Glendale following the Super Bowl may impact services from Saturday, February 4 through Monday, February 13.
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.
To learn more about any of our updates or to make carrier changes, please reach out to us today.
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