2022-03-28
Affected by the epidemic in Shanghai, the facilities and operations of logistics companies in Pudong, Punan and adjacent areas where the closure and control were implemented first have been announced to stop operations. Let’s take a look at what other major events have happened in the cross-border circle today.
Some logistics companies in Shanghai suspend warehousing, receipt and delivery services
The Office of the Leading Group for the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in Shanghai issued a notice on the evening of the 27th to carry out a new round of dicing and grid nucleic acid screening across the city.
Shanghai Port Waigaoqiao Port Area and Donghai Bridge connecting Yangshan Port Area are both located in Pudong New Area. They have been closed and controlled since 5:00 on March 28. In the closed area, residential quarters are under closed management, and all enterprises are closed. Production or working from home, except for public service enterprises that guarantee the life of citizens and the basic operation of the city.
The facilities and operations of logistics companies in Pudong, Punan and adjacent areas where the closure and control were implemented first have been announced to stop operations.
As a public service enterprise, SIPG has issued a notice to customers, stating that all production units in Hong Kong will maintain 24-hour operations. At present, the Shanghai port terminal is operating normally, and the collection card is on the road with the task book and 48-hour nucleic acid.
According to analysis by industry insiders, after the implementation of the closure and control, there is not much impact on the operation of the Shanghai port terminal, but the operation of the collection card will be affected. Although the blockade does not close the port, the efficiency of port operations and terminal operations will be affected. It is not easy for port workers and truck drivers to enter and leave the port due to the epidemic. This will lead to delays in the timeliness, and it is expected that the freight will also increase.
Container crash update! About 90 containers were lost
Yesterday, Maersk confirmed that its chartered container ship “Dyros” lost about 90 containers, nine of which contained dangerous goods, in rough waters of the North Pacific on Monday.
The container ship Dyros, owned by Costamare, was originally scheduled to sail from Yantian port to Seattle, but will now be diverted to another port to handle about 100 damaged containers on board.
Maersk said: “We regret to confirm that the 4526TEU container ship “Dyros” chartered and operated by Maersk lost approximately 90 containers in the North Pacific due to severe weather on 21 March, 9 of which were labelled as dangerous goods , containing lithium-ion batteries packed with equipment.” In addition, about 100 containers on the deck of the ship collapsed or were damaged, and no crew members were injured.
JD.com opens the first two-way cargo charter flight between Hong Kong and Sao Paulo
Recently, JD.com announced the opening of a cargo charter flight between Hong Kong, China and Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is the first scheduled charter flight route of JD.com in Latin America. In the early morning of March 17, the first JD International Logistics Boeing 777 charter flight departed from Hong Kong International Airport, passed through Angola, Africa, and landed at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after 22 hours. This chartered plane carries various e-commerce parcels from China, mainly digital electronic products, daily necessities, sports equipment and other commodities.
At present, JD.com’s newly opened Hong Kong-Sao Paulo charter flight (HKG-GRU) will fly twice a week, and plans to gradually increase the frequency in the later period. While improving the efficiency of mainline aviation, JD.com will also provide one-stop worry-free delivery services for Chinese merchants through integrated logistics warehouse network coordination, creating an end-to-end, fully self-operated, and fully self-operated package from China to Brazil within 10 days. Full-link logistics fulfillment capability.
In 2021, JD.com has opened cargo charter routes connecting Asia, Europe and North America, including Shenzhen-Bangkok, Nanjing-Los Angeles, Shanghai-New York and Hefei-London, and built new automation in six countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and the Netherlands. There are nearly 80 overseas warehouses, global bonded warehouses and overseas warehouses.
All international flights in India resume
According to India’s Weekly Weekly, India is preparing to resume regular international flights on the 27th after two years of the new crown pneumonia pandemic.
As many as 60 airlines from 40 countries have been approved to operate a total of 1,783 flights to and from India during the summer schedule (March 27 to October 29), according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India.
According to reports, India suspended scheduled international flights in March 2020 after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia pandemic. Currently, India operates international flights under bilateral air “travel bubble” agreements between India and various countries.
Post time: Mar-29-2022