Exception rates are rising across the Gulf as carriers frequently adjust vessel destinations to navigate ongoing transit volatility.
Windward data highlights the latest pressure.
Inside the Gulf:
• Jebel Ali (UAE): 2 port-of-loading late departures (+1300% vs. 7D); 7 transshipment delays (+122.7% vs. 7D).
• Khalifa Port (UAE): 21 port-of-destination changes (+40% DoD; +119.4% vs. 7D).
• Ad Dammam (KSA): 21 port-of-destination changes (+320% DoD).
• Port Khalid (UAE): 2 port-of-loading late departures and 2 transshipment delays (new spikes).
Outside the Gulf:
• Fujairah (UAE): 7 port-of-destination changes (+600% DoD; +880% vs. 7D).