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March 31, 2016

G6 Alliance announces Asia – Europe Schedule Update     <Hong Kong> Members of the G6 Alliance today announced additional void sailings within their Asia-Europe product to adjust to market demand. As the G6 Alliance continues to review its product profile, the Loop 6 service’s further void sailings will start from Week 19 for an additional period of 8 weeks. In order to deliver continuous coverage and services, the G6 Alliance will continue to provide the following rotation until the Loop 6 service resumes. Loop 4 : Ningbo – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Xiamen – Shekou – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Colombo – Southampton – Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jeddah – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo Loop 5 : Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Ningbo – Kaohsiung – Yantian – Singapore – Le Havre – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Southampton – Singapore – Shekou – Kaohsiung – Kwangyang The Loop 6 service will resume in Week 27 (westbound ETA Fuzhou 7th July). The G6 Alliance continues to offer a variety of services between Asia and Europe covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings, and to make further service adjustments where necessary. The G6 Alliance members are: APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line.

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China – Preventive Actions by Chinese Authorities on ZIKA Virus

March 23, 2016

Dear Customer,

 
On March 4, 2016, the Chinese authorities have jointly issued an announcement to notify the required preventive actions for all cargo entering China’s territory from origins affected by the ZIKA virus disease.

 
All shipments from the following countries (indicated below) shall be subject to anti-mosquito treatment. Inbound shipments without proof of anti-mosquito treatment will be fumigated at the port of discharge in China by the authorities without prior notice.

 
It is the Consignee’s responsibility to inform Shipper (at origin) to provide a certificate proof of treatment before loading. Please note that the Carrier is not involved in this procedure and all relevant costs as a result of required measures by the authorities shall be borne by the customer.

 
Countries of Origin:
American Samoa, Aruba, Bonaire, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican republic, Dutch St. Martin, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, French Saint Martin, Gabon, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Laos, Maldives, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Suriname, US Virgin Island, Venezuela, The Marshall Island, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tonga.

The list of origins indicated above is based on the latest notice issued by the Chinese authorities and subject to changes at the discretion of the local authorities. For more information, you are welcome to visit the official website.
For further information please contact your local Hapag-Lloyd office.
Kind regards,
Hapag-Lloyd (China) Shipping Limited
as agent of Hapag-Lloyd AG

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One by one carrier is extending the rates to 30.6. respectively 30.9.

Will see, if CMA will really be able to get an increase done by April 15th…

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CUSTOMER ADVISORY
#32-032416

General Rate Increase (GRI) – Postponed – REVISED

North Europe to / via USEC/USGC

New Effective April 15, 2016

Revision has removed Canada from scope

 
Dear Valued Customer,

 
The GRI formally announced on February 29, 2016 with effective date April 1, 2016 is now postponed until April 15, 2016. Effective April 15, 2016, CMA CGM will implement the following General Rate Increase (GRI) for all cargo

from North Europe

to all US East Coast or US Gulf Coast ports and inland points via said ports:

Size Type Level (USD)
20’ (all size/types) $200
40’ (all size/types) $300
45’ (all size/types) $300

 
This charge will apply to all equipment which are received and moving under a CMA CGM bill of lading on or after April 15, 2016.
Thank you for your continued support. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this change, please contact your local CMA CGM sales representative. For current schedule activity please visit our Web site at www.cma-cgm.com.
Best regards,
Nick FAFOUTIS
Vice President, Import Sales
CMA CGM (America) LLC

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North America Operations Update

Week of March 28, 2016

Dear valued OOCL Customer,

Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) Update

• March 28, 2016 terminal begins receiving of export laden cargo for SC2-OOCL LONG BEACH-096 West.
• April 5, 2016 SC2-OOCL LONG BEACH-096 calls Pier F to discharge Import Intermodal and Hot Local import cargo, and to load intermodal on dock export cargo.
• April 7, 2016 SC2-OOCL LONG BEACH-096 shifts to Pier E to discharge Local import containers and load back Local export cargo and empty containers.
• Week of May 16th:  Westbound on dock rail operations start at Pier E.
• Week of May 30th:  Eastbound on dock rail operations start at Pier E.

Verified Gross Mass (VGM) Update

• A dedicated webpage with information on the latest developments on the new VGM requirements under SOLAS is available in our corporate website under ‘Resource Center’.
• Please click on the appropriate regional link for more information:

USA     Canada     Mexico     Panama     Colombia

Panama Canal Update

• The President of Panama announced the opening of the expanded canal is planned for June 26th 2016.

Winter Sailing Program

G6 Alliance announces Asia-North America Winter Program

Members of the G6 Alliance announced the Winter Program for Asia – North America services in response to traditional seasonal changes in market demand. The following are the temporary changes:

Asia – North America East Coast Service
The G6 Alliance has combined the NYE and SCE services into a single service with the following port rotation:

Xiamen – Kaohsiung –  Hong Kong – Yantian – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Pusan – Panama Canal –  Manzanillo – Kingston – Savannah – Charleston – New York – Norfolk – Jacksonville – Kingston – Manzanillo – Panama Canal – Balboa – Pusan – Xiamen

Asia – North America West Coast Service
The G6 Alliance has temporarily suspended the Central China 2 (CC2) service between Asia and the North America West Coast during the winter period from Week 44.

A Busan Eastbound call will be added to the CC4 during the CC2 suspension resulting in the following rotation:

Shanghai (WaiGaoQiao) – Ningbo – Busan – Los Angeles – Oakland – Shanghai (WaiGaoQiao)

Note:  Central China 1 (CC1) service remains the primary route for Busan Cargo.

Other Vessel and Terminal Information

Terminal First Receiving Date

Information for export cargo container receiving windows as reported by North America terminals continues to be updated daily on OOCL.com.

Vessel Schedule

For the most up to date scheduling information please do refer to our interactive point to point or vessel schedule on www.oocl.com.

North America Rail Operations

BNSF – Last Tuesday, the main tracks on the Union Pacific’s Lafayette Subdivision, over which BNSF operates between Beaumont, TX and Lake Charles, La., reopened following a week-long outage due to severe flooding. Track maintenance work continued through the weekend, and some traffic may continue to experience delays through this corridor.

Truck Power

Truck Power across the USA to perform import store door deliveries and export door pickups is adequate except for certain ports where terminal congestion is causing delays, especially in Oakland and the Northeast.

• There is a shortage of trucking companies willing to dray hazardous containers.
• There are no truck power issues in Canada or Mexico.
• Please see our Truck Power Map on OOCL.com for more information regarding advance timing required for door movements.

Pacific Southwest

• Minimal congestion reported at marine terminals last week.
• Chassis supply was stable last week.
• Truck power remains in good supply.
• On dock terminal rail container dwell was less than 3 days.

Oakland

• OICT was severely congested last week with long lines of trucks outside the terminal gates. Gate turn times averaged 60 minutes.  Chronic yard congestion is compounded by chassis shortages.  Dual transactions were shut off early at 2:30pm daily.  OICT was low on 20’ pool chassis all week.  Import delivery lanes were closed on Monday and Tuesday.  The terminal is holding a 4-day vessel receiving window for exports. Import 40’ containers are being moved to off dock CY at Shippers Transport for wheeled delivery.
• Trapac operations were moderately congested last week. Gate turn times averaged 55 minutes. The terminal is holding a 3-day vessel receiving window for exports.
• Oakland is short of chassis and truck power; new dispatches are not being accepted for 7 days out.  Truck power situation is primarily caused by slow import deliveries, early afternoon restrictions on dual transactions at OICT, and driver waiting time for a bare chassis to become available.

Tacoma & Seattle

• Tacoma WUT was operating normally. Gate turn times averaged 22 minutes.  The terminal posts an announcement on their web site regarding for which vessel(s) they will receive export cargo the following day.
• Seattle T-18 was moderately congested.  Gate turn times averaged 34 minutes.
• Seattle-Tacoma is adequate on truck power.
• Seattle-Tacoma equipment supply is adequate.
• Intermodal rail cargo is departing without incident.

Vancouver

• This week the CN evacuated an average of 1.5 eastbound import intermodal trains each day from Deltaport Terminal.  Rail operations at Deltaport are fluid, ground count is quite high due to yard congestion and ongoing construction at the terminal.  Dwell times for intermodal (ITM) containers are averaging less than four days.
• Vanterm Terminal has no OOCL containers at this time.
• Centerm Terminal is experiencing some minor dwell times with 45 import ITM containers for Canadian destinations dwelling for four days.

CN Montreal

• CAST and Termont Terminals are fluid with only six ITM import containers dwelling for four days or less at both terminals.

CN Halifax

• The terminals remain very fluid. There are 30 ITM containers dwelling between one and two days at Ceres Terminal and none dwelling at Halterm Terminal.

New York Terminals

• Gate turn times:

• GCT Bayonne – 74 minutes
• GCT New York – 20 minutes
• Maher – 46 minutes

• The United Arab MINA Service will no longer call GCT Bayonne as of April 2016 due to reconfiguration of the service. This will remove about 600 trucks per day from the truck line.
• The Sunday gate continues at GCT Bayonne at least through April 10th.  Hours are from 0600 until 1300 and will NOT include reefers or Out of Gauge (OOG)/awkward cargo.
• Truck power lead time is 3-4 days in NYC.

Norfolk International Terminal

• Gate turn time at NIT was 50 minutes.
• There are 53 ITM containers dwelling at NIT, the average ITM dwell time is about four days.
• Truck power lead time is 0-2 days in Norfolk.

USA Midwest & South Central

• Truck power remains adequate throughout the Midwest and Gulf with new dispatches being accepted for 3-4 days out.
• Equipment supply is adequate except for Chicago, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Houston and Dallas.

• Chassis are adequate throughout the region.
• Houston ’s Barbour’s Cut Terminal

• Gate turn times averaged 42 minutes.

• New Orleans Napoleon Terminal operating normally.

South Atlantic                         

• Truck power for this region remains adequate.
• Rail ramps and terminals fluid, no delays reported.

Mexico

• Services at marine terminals in both Veracruz and Altamira were normal last week.
• Equipment in Veracruz and Altamira:  20GP Surplus, 40GP adequate, 40HQ deficit, and 40RQ adequate.
• Depot, trucking, and rail services were all normal.

Yours Sincerely,

OOCL North America

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Chassis Usage Charge – Port of Discharge (CUC/D)

Rule: 021-C04

USA Trade

 
Dear valued customer,

 
as Agent of EVERGREEN LINE we would like to inform you, that the Chassis Usage Charge in the United States of America for the Export Trade will be revised as follows:

 
Tariff: 615 – Europe/USA Trade
Title: Chassis Usage Charge – Port of Discharge (CUC/D)

Effective Date: May 01, 2016 (carrier’s custody)

USD 80 per container (previously USD 70)

The increase is valid for all existing Tariff Rates, Special Quotations, as well as Service Contracts. In case of any further questions please contact your local Evergreen Team.
With best regards
EVERGREEN SHIPPING AGENCY (DEUTSCHLAND) GmbH
Hamburg – Bremen – Frankfurt – Düsseldorf – München

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Dear partners, friends and regualar readers of our news

The OL network wishes you HAPPY EASTER for those of you who celebrate.

Please note that the offices in Germany as much as in a  lot of other countries around the world will remain closed for Good Friday, March 25th to Easter Monday March 28th, 2016 included.

Our news will start again on Tuesday March 29th.

The OL Network Team

The GRI on the Transatlantic to USA more or less fell through again. Most of the carriers increased by small amounts or even extended the rates.

When will we ever see a real GRI? Annouce it, use a realistic level, send a contract amemdnement, get it signed and done.

Nobody will pay a GRI level announced below, will see, if it will  get cancelled of further postponed.

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CUSTOMER ADVISORY
#32-032316

General Rate Increase (GRI) – Postponed North Europe to / via USEC/USGC and Canada

New Effective April 15, 2016

 
Dear Valued Customer,

 
The GRI formally announced on February 29, 2016 with effective date April 1, 2016 is now postponed until April 15, 2016. Effective April 15, 2016, CMA CGM will implement the following

General Rate Increase (GRI) for all cargo from North Europe to all US East Coast or US Gulf Coast ports and inland points via said ports:
Size Type Level (USD)
20’ (all size/types) $200
40’ (all size/types) $300
45’ (all size/types) $300

 
The following GRI amounts will be applied to Canada ports, points moving via Canada East
Coast:
Size Type Level (USD)
20’ (all size/types) $150
40’ (all size/types) $200

 
This charge will apply to all equipment which are received and moving under a CMA CGM bill of lading on or after April 15, 2016.
Thank you for your continued support. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this change, please contact your local CMA CGM sales representative. For current schedule activity please visit our Web site at www.cma-cgm.com.
Best regards,
Nick FAFOUTIS
Vice President, Import Sales
CMA CGM (America) LLC

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Dedicated webpage for VGM under Resource Center

Dear Valued Customer,

We are pleased to inform you that a dedicated webpage with information on the latest developments on the new VGM requirements under SOLAS is available in our corporate website under ‘Resource Center’.   Customers can stay tuned with us on the latest developments of the VGM implementation as well as local legislative requirements or port terminal guidelines.

The webpage covers the fundamental elements of the SOLAS Convention’s new VGM requirements and OOCL’s support and work towards compliance with our customers.

For enquiries, please kindly contact our local representatives.

Thank you for your support of OOCL.

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