The rising COVID-19 cases throughout Malaysia have hit a record high, with a report of 24,599 new cases on Wednesday, August 26. A full lockdown has been extended until further notice through a Movement Control Order issued by the government. The government has additionally announced a 4-phase National Recovery Plan allowing states to ease out…
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Cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant have spiked to above ten thousand cases per day in Ho Chi Minh City and the surrounding areas in Vietnam. Military and police have enforced strict lockdown and testing procedures, as the wave of cases proves to have a higher mortality rate. Cancellations and delays are rising from both…
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The Meidong terminal is expected to steadily ramp-up with more cranes operating from August 25 with full, normal operations starting September 1—following widespread testing of about 50,000 people in and around the terminal, where no new COVID-19 cases were found. According to the JOC, “the Meidong terminal is mainly used by Ocean Alliance members Cosco/OOCL,…
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Operations at the Meidong Container Terminal in Ningbo have been suspended on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the port operators. The following are updates from major carriers calling on the port. CMA CGM said the 11,356 TEU CMA CGM Centaurus was due to call Ningbo on August 14, but will omit…
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Operations at the Meidong Container Terminal in Ningbo have been suspended due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the port operators. Port congestion and delays are expected. If you have questions about how this may impact your shipments, please reach out to your Mohawk Global representative. Find updates on how COVID-19 is impacting other ports in…
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With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases throughout China, some cities have implemented widespread testing along with inner-city travel restrictions. The below details outline the current freight-forwarding and logistics status of major Chinese cities as of August 6. Shanghai: One sub-district near PVG is flagged as a medium-risk area and under lockdownIn Jiangsu province, there…
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Eight ocean carriers have been asked to provide the Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement (BoE) with details about the congestion or related surcharges they have recently implemented. This request comes after the FMC launched an expedited inquiry into the timing and legal sufficiency of these surcharges. BoE has given the carriers until August 13, to provide…
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On the heels of the recent Executive Order issued by the Biden Administration urging the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to step up enforcement of Shipping Act violations, U.S. manufacturer, MCS Industries—a maker of household furnishings—has filed a formal complaint accusing two ocean carriers of failing to honor their service contracts. The allegations include abandonment of agreed…
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Several ocean carriers have announced significant congestion surcharges with various start dates through the month of August and into September. Two types of surcharges are being announced: Rail congestion surcharges in the U.S, dealing with the high demand for international intermodal containers moving inland throughout the U.S.Port Congestion / High Demand surcharges relating to the…
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The Port of Houston has closed both Barbours Cut and Bayport Container Terminals, as of July 27, due to a major failure of the storage devices that support all applications used for operations. This has been confirmed as a system failure and not a cyber-attack. The Port Authority assures that the ships already in progress…
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