Maersk
On April 18, Maersk announced that due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia, the entry from the Erlian to Zamen-Ude border is strictly controlled by the local government. This has a serious impact on shipping efficiency, please note that all Maersk Spot products on this shipping line are closed. Specifically, railway products, dry containers and refrigerated containers from Tianjin Xingang to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia are subject to interruption/serious delays. Please review the following updates for your reference.
Dry box (service mode: railway)
The average waiting time in Xingang will still be more than 3 months. Additional shipping storage costs may apply.
Refrigerated containers (service mode: truck + rail)
Xingang-Erlian Border (Freight): The Erlian Border can now accept cross-border cargo, but in the past half a month, there has been an epidemic in China. Traffic control or driver isolation measures are likely to prolong transit times and even cause traffic disruptions.
Erlian-ZU Border (Service Mode: Truck Passage): The Erlian Border Crossing is now operating under a random policy (there is no fixed timetable, such as a monthly round, depending on when the government decides to start a new round of selection. This results in the waiting time of the second consecutive still being unpredictable.
*Additional shipping and storage charges may apply.
MSC Mediterranean
On 18 April, MSC Mediterranean announced that, in accordance with the latest vessel plan, in order to avoid further delays in the schedule, the following relevant adjustments were made for the following routes/voyages: change of port of call
Hapag-Lloyd
On April 18, Hapag-Lloyd announced that it would make some adjustments to assist customers with their freight plans in light of the current outbreak in Shanghai. Please note that the program only applies to cargo handled at The Port of Shanghai, and the ETA or ETD is from 28 March 2022 until the end of the declared outbreak containment.
outlet:
Free Booking Cancellation Fee (FIO) for all export products
Cancel the shipment of goods empty boxes to refund the free demurrage fee
Fast Booking Change Loading Port Free Booking Modification Fee (FIO)
import:
Pause the calculation of demurrage charges
SIPG: Dangerous goods containers can be loaded and unloaded normally
On April 17, SIPG issued an announcement that since April 14, SIPG has independently chosen to implement the latest version of the national standard (GB16994.3-2021), that is, containers loaded with classes 8 and 9 solid dangerous goods, when the goods carried are not sub-dangerous, packaging classes are not class I. and II and are not hazardous chemicals, they can be mixed with ordinary cargo containers.
After the implementation of this standard, the storage capacity of Class 8 and Class 9 solid dangerous goods containers in Shanghai Port Terminals has been released. At present, the dangerous goods containers in Shanghai Port can be received and unloaded normally. The announcement reads as follows:
On April 12, the Ministry of Transport issued the Notice on Effectively Strengthening the Work Related to the Guarantee of Water Transport and Smoothness. The "Notice" requires that all efforts be made to ensure the smooth operation of Shanghai Port. Guarantee the investment in flights and classes on routes connected to Shanghai Port, and shall not arbitrarily reduce the number of calls to Shanghai Port. At the same time, it is also necessary to urge cargo owners and freight forwarders to remove local container goods from the port as soon as possible.