Global Bulk Cargo Port Logjam & Copper Import Planner

Simulation Presets

Cargo & Port Inputs

Target Vessel Tonnage 65,000 MT

Nord Norfolk carrier payload (Liberian flag)

Daily Offload Capacity 4,500 MT/day

Crane offload rate per dedicated bulk terminal berth

Waiting Vessels in Queue 8 vessels

Pre-anchored Atlantic bulk carriers awaiting New Orleans pilot/berth

Railcar Turnaround Cycle 5 days

Class 1 rail inland intermodal discharge speed

Demurrage Penalty Rate $25,000 /day

Charter contract laytime penalty per waiting day

Terminal Bottleneck Status Severe Logjam Deluge of Atlantic copper arrivals

Vessel Queue Clearance 14.4 days Target vessel berth wait duration

Accrued Demurrage Penalty $360,000 Based on $25,000/day charter rate

Peak Backlog Volume 520,000 MT Cumulative waiting copper cathodes

Dynamic Port Queue Clearance & Demurrage Timeline

Backlog Cargo (MT)

Demurrage ($)

Rail Intermodal Rate

Vessel Queue Sequence & Intermodal Rail Clearance

Anchorage: Mississippi River Mile 90–104

Queue Pos	Vessel Name	Flag	Cargo Type	Cargo Tonnage	Est. Berth Date	Wait Days	Demurrage Accrual	Status

Operational Context: Modeled after Bloomberg's coverage of the bulk carrier Nord Norfolk (Liberian-flagged bulk carrier) inbound from South America/Europe into New Orleans. Bulk copper cathodes experience substantial port clearance delays during railcar turnaround pinches and berth crane capacity constraints.