Hurricane Rachel cuts off Pacific Mexico ports, dangerous surf spreads
Ports on Mexico's Pacific coast are cut off, disrupting shipping of imports and exports through those terminals.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from Panamax / Capesize Bulk Vessel Freight, we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
Port and crane equipment →DelaysSea Transport & Port Delivery
Mexican Pacific port closures and cargo slowdowns directly disrupt the sea transport and port-delivery step for port and crane equipment.
95% confidencePanamax / Capesize Bulk Vessel Freight →DelaysPotash and phosphate fertilizers
Bulk vessel freight is a relatively strong transport dependency for fertilizer cargoes, so Mexican Pacific port closures can delay movements of these inputs.
78% confidencePanamax / Capesize Bulk Vessel Freight →DelaysPort restrictions that slow bulk vessel traffic can delay steel and iron shipments that depend on this freight mode.
Hop 2
Potash and phosphate fertilizers →DelaysBulk Export Logistics
Mexican Pacific port closures directly slow cargo movement, so the fertilizer bulk-export logistics step is delayed.
88% confidenceBread, grains, and flour →DelaysGlobal Grain Trading & Shipping
A Mexican Pacific port closure directly slows cargo movement, so the grain-trading and shipping step feeding bread, grains, and flour is delayed.
81% confidenceBread, grains, and flour →DelaysFlour Milling
Delayed inbound grain flows through to flour mills, reducing throughput and stretching milling lead times.
66% confidenceHop 3
Manganese ore →DelaysMexican Pacific port disruption delays the 14.2% share of manganese ore sourced from Mexico.
93% confidenceRefractory materials (magnesia-carbon bricks) →DelaysRefractory materials are a critical input to steel and iron products, so port-related cargo slowdowns can delay their availability to downstream producers.
88% confidenceFerrous scrap steel →DelaysMexico accounts for 26.9% of this ferrous scrap steel supply, so severe disruption at Mexican Pacific ports is likely to stretch lead times on that source.
Hop 4
Mexico →DelaysOutset says a substantial majority of Tablo consoles and cartridges are made in Tijuana, so the Mexico port disruption can slow product flow.
79% confidenceMexico →DelaysSince Mexico supplies 100% of Blue Weber Agave, a port closure in Mexico can delay availability from that source.
72% confidenceMexico →DelaysPyrotechnic Airbag Inflator / Gas Generator
With 83.5% of supply coming from Mexico, the port disruption can delay this auto-safety input's movement.