Sealand Americas Market Update March 2023

17 March 2023

Ocean Update

As part of our commitment to provide you with the most up-to-date and relevant information on the logistics industry, we share our Market Update on the Latin American market.

You will find information and interesting data on the update of the state of the ports, the most important transport routes and relevant news.

We hope you'll find the following information helpful, as well as inspiring to boost your business and keep your cargo moving.

Key Market Outlook Across Trade Lanes

Trade	Trade Statement	The most critical destination port situation update
Trade West Coast to Intra-Americas	Trade Statement Space is available in our network.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade North America to Intra-Americas	Trade Statement Port operations are relatively functional across the US.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade Intra-Americas to Caribbean (Pacific)	Trade Statement Dredgind in Caldera will start this month. Once finalized, we expect to improve our intake in the WCCA2 and Caldera Feeder service.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade West Coast to North America	Trade Statement We have deployed additional capacity in Ecuador with our Guayaquil Feeder service to cater reefer overflows. WCCA2 has been calling weekly and on proforma to Los Angeles during January.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade North America to East Coast of South America	Trade Statement We have broad coverage from the US East Coast now that the calls from Charleston and Port Everglades are back weekly. From the US Gulf, we have launched the service Brazex 2, which provides a good service from Veracruz, Mexico, Houston, and New Orleans. Reliability issues remain in the UCLA service.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade Intra-AMerica to East Coast of South America	Trade Statement We have launched the service Brazex 2, which provides a good service from Veracruz, Jamaica, and Cartagena to Brazil. Reliability issues remain in the UCLA service	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade Intra-America to Caribbean	Trade Statement Space opportunity is available in a few of our caribbean port services. Make sure you review our La Guaira Feeder, Puerto Cabello Feeder, Caribbean Feeder.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade Central America to North America	Trade Statement Reefer season is at full steam. We are ready for the melon season and preparing for the upcoming mango season. Our schedule reliability is higher than 90% to the East Cost of the U.S.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium
Trade East Coast of South America to Intra-Americas	Trade Statement Demand to US Gulf, Caribbean and West Coast of South America is on the high side. Space opportunities to US East Coast, as well as to Intra-ECSA (i.e. MERCOSUR trade). Apples & Pears season out of Argentina at full steam and we are ready for the start of River Plate Citrus season.	The most critical destination port situation update Medium