Americas

Global and regional initiatives are helping reduce vessel waiting times through optimized scheduling, yard space management, and close coordination with customers and port stakeholders. However, congestion persists at key ports. Ongoing U.S. tariff discussions may further influence trade flows and service patterns. Our planning remains focused on alternative discharge options, stronger inland transport, and flexibility to adapt to changing conditions.

Our port teams continue working diligently to ensure safe and efficient operations. Below is a brief summary of service status at key ports.

Colombia: Buenaventura terminal is currently experiencing significant congestion, which is impacting operations and may lead to increased logistics costs. Vessels may face extended waiting times before discharge due to limited terminal capacity, operational bottlenecks, and berth prioritization for container and bulk vessels. No significant short-term improvement is expected, and proactive planning is recommended to help minimize disruption.

Vehicle processing:
Operations: Our port processing centers are open and operational. As production continues to be disrupted, we continue to be flexible in the services we offer, and how we organize our sites, as well as seeking additional storage options where necessary.

Mexico: All facilities remain open and fully operational. We continue to work closely with plant production and vehicle distribution areas across every facility nationwide to ensure resources are effectively adjusted.

Canada: We're experiencing record-breaking volumes at our Richmond and Annacis ports, exceeding forecasts. Infrastructure improvements are underway, and while this temporarily reduces capacity, we're managing increased volumes through added staff and partnerships with shipping agents and railroads. There may be constraints on vessel discharges due to this surge.

Equipment processing:
Operations: Our equipment processing centers in the U.S. and Panama are open and operational, though with reduced staff in some locations to reflect demand.

Capacity: We continue to see strong volumes at both our on-port and off-port EPC sites and encourage our customers to both look at their upcoming forecasts and any planned changes to assist planning for our operations teams.

Keen Transport’s trucks are operational and deliver units to and from ports, plants and dealerships. The regional maintenance facilities are open to keep the fleet on the road, as well as our permitting team to secure necessary approvals.