The Project44 Ocean Container Dwell Times (SONAR: P44ODTPOL, P44ODTTSP, P44ODTPOD) are a set of weekly indices that measure the average number of days ocean containers are held at ports of lading, transshipment ports, and ports of discharge. The indices provide this information for 150 major container ports globally.
P44ODTPOL.CNSZP, for instance, displays weekly average container dwell times for containers outbound from the port of Shenzhen, China. P44ODTTSP.SGSIN, on the other hand, displays average weekly container dwell times for containers being transshipped, or transferred from one vessel to another, at the port of Shanghai. Finally, P44ODTPOD.MXLZC calls up average weekly container dwell times for containers being discharged from vessels at Lazaro Cardenas.
Anyone dealing with ocean cargo, but especially shippers, international freight forwarders, drayage providers, and railroads.
The project44 Ocean Container Dwell Time indices are an excellent weekly indicator of fluidity and congestion at 150 key container ports globally. The dwell times tell shippers and freight forwarders how long their containers will be tied up at key infrastructure chokepoints in the international supply chain.
