Cancellation of Sydney congestion surcharge

Dear Valued Customer, We would like to inform you that the operational situation in Sydney is improving, with vesselschedules expected to stabilise from mid-March. In light of this development, we are pleased to advise that we will be withdrawing the SydneyCongestion Charge, applicable to cargo loaded or received for shipment (in case of FMCorigin/destination) on…

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Customer Notice: Environmental Fuel Fee (EFF) – Inbound trades to New Zealand – effective 1st March

Environmental Fuel Fee (EFF) Announcement Inbound Trades to New Zealand effective 1st March 2021 Dear Valued Customer, We would like to inform you about the revision of our Environmental Fuel Fee (EFF) effective March 1st 2021.The following is a summary of individual announcements made at origin in early February 2021. The EFF tariffs have been…

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ANZL Schedule Adjustment

ANZL Service – Schedule changesService between North East Asia, Australia & New Zealand 19th February 2021 Dear Customer, As a result of ongoing port congestion in Auckland, vessel waiting times of up to twelve days and berthing windows being suspended, we continue to see a significant negative impact on our ANZL schedule, across all ports.…

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Announcement renaming Petkum to Cap Salia

Pacific Coast – South Seas Service Vessel Renaming (San Francisco, CA)…In keeping with Hamburg Süd’s tradition of naming ships after geographical landmarks, the “Petkum” has been named “Cap Salia” during her port stay in Oakland on February 19, 2021. The ship was phased into the service late last year and willnow carry a name associated…

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Direct Groupage service ex Shenzhen for all China ports and Direct Groupage service ex Hong Kong for all North East and South East Asian countries to Papeete

Dear Valued Customers, With the huge increase in freight rate ex Asia to New Zealand since early January 2021, the LCL trans-shipment ex Asia and China to Papeete have increased dramatically. Combining with the congestion in New Zealand ports, is making things more difficult. SOLUTIONS?.  Please to try WCP’s Direct LCL Groupage Consolidation service ex…

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Customer Notice – COVID Compliance Fee

Dear Valued Customer, Due to continuing increase in costs associated with managing COVID-19 requirements, Swire Shipping wishes to advise that we will be implementing a COVID Compliance Fee. The surcharge will cover introduced sanitary fees at terminals and COVID-19 testing which is required for Swire Shipping to remain compliant with various department policies on this…

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