A New Round of Business Adjustments for Many Shipping Lines Under COVID-19

Affected by the current epidemic, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data, there are currently 34 ships waiting to dock in the sea off Shenzhen, compared with an average of seven ships a year ago. About 30 ships are waiting to dock off the coast of Qingdao, compared with an average of seven last year. There has also been a significant increase in the number of ships berthed at China's two largest ports - Shanghai and Ningbo Zhoushan - in recent days.

In a customer update yesterday, Maersk said that while the port continues to operate as normal, the epidemic prevention measures have reduced the efficiency of trucking. Peter Sand, chief analyst at Xeneta, said: “The current outbreak in China and sanctions against Russia have created more uncertainty for shippers and carriers. But it is certain that congestion will increase, delays will increase, and Supply chain personnel will go to great lengths to avoid obstacles to the movement of goods.”

At present, shipping companies such as Maersk, Mediterranean, CMA CGM, ONE, Evergreen, Wanhai, Yangming, Yixing, HMM and other shipping companies have successively issued or updated the latest business adjustment notices. In addition, the whole area of Shenzhen and Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta was closed, warehouses were closed to stop receiving goods, and many places in Dongguan implemented traffic control; in Shenzhen, there were cases of freight drivers forging nucleic acid reports. 167 expressways in Jiangsu in the Yangtze River Delta were closed, and trailers were blocked from loading containers from Shanghai.

Maersk (updated on the 16th)

Pier: Terminals at GCA's main ports remain open for business as usual, including vessel operations, yard loading and unloading and access.

Vessel: Ship calls and departures remain normal.

Loading and returning empty boxes: Some warehouses in Shenzhen continued to be closed from March 15 until further notice. We provide you with an accompanying list of open warehouses to arrange for pick-up and return.

Landside: The entire landside traffic situation is dynamic. If the driver holds a negative nucleic acid test report required for epidemic prevention, truck transportation services can still be provided at present. Due to stricter road control and frequent nucleic acid testing, it is expected that trucking services between Shenzhen and surrounding cities will be severely affected by 30%. As a result, delivery times will be extended and transportation costs such as detours and highway tolls may increase.

Customs agent: Shanghai: Customs brokers will continue to operate as usual. However, the on-site customs declaration business will be suspended from March 16 until further notice. As most customs declarations are paperless, the impact is expected to be limited.

Storehouse:

Warehouse in Shenzhen: From March 14th to March 20th, the warehouse in Shenzhen will remain closed.

Warehouses in Shanghai and Qingdao are still operating normally. However, if the driver comes from a medium and high risk area, the driver is required to present a health code when entering the port, as well as a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours.

HKDC (Hong Kong Distribution Center): Currently still operating. According to the vaccination requirements, the driver and assistant need to complete the vaccination before arriving in Hong Kong.

Air transport:

Hong Kong: With the suspension of freight services between Hong Kong and the mainland, barge services have become another option for transporting goods. Bookings can only be made after the goods are delivered to the Hong Kong Airport warehouse. As a result, delivery times for air freight services are longer than usual.

Shenzhen: Air freight storage and pickup services have been suspended until further notice.

Counter:

You are encouraged to take contingency plans and use online self-service to avoid business disruption. You are welcome to inquire about electronic counter services by scanning the QR code below.

Hong Kong: Office hours are 8:30am to 12:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Shenzhen: The office will be closed from March 14th to 18th, and Mandatory documents will be handled by the Guangzhou office.

Shanghai: Visitors with a negative nucleic acid test report within 48 hours can enter the office building.

MSC Shanghai, Qingdao and Shenzhen work arrangements during the prevention and control of COVID-19

Shanghai

From March 16th, Ruifeng International Building will be under closed-loop management for 48 hours, and the company's personnel are not allowed to enter. The subsequent cancellation time will be notified separately. During this period, the company will implement a home office model, and the specific arrangements are as follows:

1) Online business is still running normally, and the mail system remains open.

2) Offline counter business (including Liandong counter business) is suspended.

3) If you need to change the counter to the order, please contact the emergency mailbox: cn177-mscshadoc@msc.com

All other businesses are operating normally, please contact:

CN177-mscnprccsteamleader@msc.com

CN177-raterequest@msc.com

Shenzhen

Work from home mode will be implemented from March 14th to March 18th until further updates. During this period, the relevant business arrangements are as follows:

1) The original online booking/restocking/invoicing/payment and other services are still going on normally.

2) Offline business is suspended, and Sinotrans counters are suspended.

For export pick-up/telephone release, please contact the emergency contact email:

cn177-exportmanifestcorrector@msc.com

Import exchange / electric discharge:

CN177-szinbound.doc@msc.com

Other business and mailbox sending and receiving are proceeding normally. For urgent needs, please contact:

Export:

cn177-mscsprccsrsupervisor@msc.com

import:

cn177-szibst@msc.com

Qingdao

A shift work arrangement combining remote home office and on-site office will be implemented, and the subsequent cancellation time will be notified separately. During this period, online business and offline counter business were carried out normally.

In case of emergency, please contact:

Export Sales Department:

cn177-mscqingdaosales@msc.com

Import Department:

cn177-mscqingdaosales-imports@msc.com

Customer Service Department:

cn177-mscqingdaocsr@msc.com

Documentation Department:

cn177-mscqingdaofreight@msc.com

CMA CGM

Recently, China has introduced prevention and control measures in many places, and CMA's business still maintains full and normal operation. Remote work is currently implemented in some areas of the CMA, and corresponding alternatives are provided to ensure that your business is minimally affected. The latest information is hereby notified as follows:

Dock & Container Yard: Normal operation.

Vessels: Vessels departing and berthing are operating normally.

Multimodal transport: Barge and train operations are operating as normal. The trucking business is generally normal, but in some areas, it is necessary to comply with local policies and require drivers to carry out business with negative nucleic acid results. If you encounter an unexpected local situation, please contact your local CMA CGM office to discuss alternatives.

Receive payment: Previously, we have issued guidelines for receipt and payment in Shanghai and Shenzhen (see link). Receipts and payments in other regions are operating normally.

Counter business: We recommend that you use the solutions of sea waybill release, telex release, paperless bill of lading, destination port release, and third place release.

Regarding the matters related to the original bill of lading, it is still recommended that you make a corresponding appointment:

Shanghai: Over-the-counter business can be operated at Shanghai Huagang International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. until further notice. The address is Room 1601, No. 501, Dongdaming Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai

Shenzhen: The office will be temporarily closed from March 15, 2022 to March 18, 2022 until further notice. For the original bill of lading recovery and submission business, please send the materials to our Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Shantou offices.

Evergreen

Since March 17 (Thursday), the office building where Evergreen is located will be quarantined for 48 hours, and the subsequent release time will be notified separately. During this period, all staff of Evergreen Customer Service Department are working from home, and the relevant business adjustments are as follows:

All online services are operating normally and the mail system remains open. For the contact information of personnel in each unit, please refer to the following website: https://www.evergreen-shipping.cn/ - Contact information.

For daily offline counter business, please try your best to go to the counter after the building is closed and controlled (it is expected to be next Monday, the specific time will be notified later).

If it is indeed an emergency offline counter business, you must email shgbi@evergreen-shipping.cn in advance (the subject of the email is marked: emergency receipt/emergency change/emergency telephony business consultation), and you can go to the following address after confirmation:

March 17: Temporary office near No. 99 Huangpu Road, you need to bring the <Bill of Lading Application Guarantee> (only the original bill of lading can be provided)

March 18: Hanghua Shipping Agency, 2nd Floor, No. 99, Huangpu Road (original bill of lading collection/revision/telephone release, etc. can be provided)

In addition, in this special stage of COVID-19, it is recommended that customers try their best to apply for pre-telephone release / third-place signing / cloud bill of lading by mail before the original bill of lading is issued (email address: shgbi@evergreen-shipping. cn), to avoid delay in receiving the original bill of lading and delay in picking up the goods at the destination port.

ZIM

Affected by the epidemic, the Shanghai office where ZIM is located will implement the principle of only entry and no entry from 06:00 on March 16, 2022, as required by the government. During the closed-loop closure period, the building will not be allowed to leave the building. The closed-loop closure period is expected to be three days. With immediate effect, ZIM will temporarily suspend over-the-counter business.

ONE

From March 14, 2022, ONE Shanghai will implement a work-from-home model until further notice

Wan HAI LINES

COVID-19 Work Notice

In response to the urgent notice from the property, according to the COVID-19 prevention and control work of Nanjing East Road Street, Haitong Securities Building will be closed for 3 days from March 16, and the Wan Hai Lines counter business will be suspended during the closure period. The follow-up arrangements will be notified separately according to the epidemic situation.

Temporary Adjustment Notice

Affected by COVID-19, in order to smoothly handle the pre-telephone release business, Wan Hai Lines will make temporary adjustments to the pre-telephone release from March 15th (Tuesday). Please send the scanned copy of the telex release letter to edi_sha@wanhai.com before order closing. , the corresponding original letter of guarantee still needs to be sent to our company. Follow-up arrangements will be notified separately based on the COVID-19 situation.

Yang Ming

The Shanghai branch of Yang Ming Shipping Line issued an announcement on March 16 that the Shanghai office cooperated with the government's COVID-19 control measures to isolate and close, prohibiting all personnel from entering and leaving.

HMM

To ensure the health and safety of our employees, HMM is taking all necessary precautions to actively respond to and follow the policies and measures issued by local governments. According to the latest notice from the property, employees of the China headquarters and Shanghai branch will work from home for a week starting from March 14 (Monday).

Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta trailer blocked

Shenzhen pressed the pause button to stop operations in warehouses and some yards. From March 14th to March 20th, warehouses in Shenzhen will continue to be closed. In terms of land transportation, drivers can continue to provide truck transportation services with a negative nucleic acid test report. Affected by COVID-19, Dongkeng, Hengli and Changping in Dongguan have implemented traffic control in many places.

The escalation of COVID-19 in Shenzhen has hindered logistics and is full of difficulties. However, what is surprising is that just two days before Shenzhen issued the city-wide COVID-19 prevention and control comprehensive upgrade notice, there were still container truck drivers who took the risk, and forged nucleic acid test reports by letting others take their place in nucleic acid sampling, completely ignoring Shenzhen an emergency situation. As of now, the truck driver has been handed over to the public security organs for processing.

167 expressway crossings in Jiangsu are closed, and trailers are blocked from loading containers in Shanghai

Recently, the severe COVID-19 situation in Shanghai and Jiangsu area, and the introduction of policies in various places to control the flow of people, has had a certain impact on the transport of trailers across provinces and cities, and some exported goods from Shanghai Port have been blocked from loading into containers in Shanghai. The details are as follows:

167 expressway entrances in Jiangsu closed: As of 12:00 on March 14, due to the need for COVID-19 prevention and control, the exits/entries of 167 expressway toll stations in Jiangsu were temporarily closed (a net increase of 99 from the previous day). Among them, there are 11 in Nanjing, 14 in Wuxi, 2 in Xuzhou, 14 in Changzhou, 43 in Suzhou, 12 in Nantong, 20 in Lianyungang, 10 in Huaian, 14 in Yancheng, 6 in Yangzhou, 8 in Zhenjiang and 13 in Taizhou. 5 steam ferry temporarily closed, respectively in Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong.

Persuasion or quarantine for medium and high risk entering the Soviet Union: In terms of prevention and control policies, 13 cities in Jiangsu basically require people from medium and high risk areas not to come (return) to the local area, local personnel not to go to medium and high risk areas, and do not travel to areas with recent case reports , For business trips, if you really need to come (return) to the local area, you need to report to your community or your unit for approval, and hold a nucleic acid negative certificate within 48 hours.

That is to say, if a trailer is planned to be loaded into containers in Jiangsu and shipped to Shanghai Port in the near future, on the basis of holding a 48-hour nucleic acid negative certificate, in addition to taking a detour to an unclosed expressway, the driver may also be prevented by COVID-19. accused of being turned back or quarantined.

At the same time, due to the reduction of traffic entrances, it will also lead to road congestion, which will significantly reduce the efficiency of freight transportation in the surrounding area. According to the Yangzi Evening News, on the 15th, there have been periods of slow traffic on some roads in Wuxi and Suzhou. Data monitoring shows that the accumulated mileage of the slow-moving road section is currently about 71.3 kilometers. At present, there are no unified control requirements for docks, warehouses, yards, etc. in Shanghai, and export goods already in the city can still be shipped normally.