The holiday period for the Chinese New Year is from
the 7th of February to 13th of February, 2016.
In order to assist our clients we recommend that all
new bookings are confirmed as soon as possible as we anticipate space being
very tight.
FCL SHIPMENTS
With most factories close from the 7th of
February to the 22nd of February we anticipate space being tight as
most suppliers will be wanting to ship as many new orders as possible prior to
the Chinese New Year we recommend that shipments are booked and confirmed at least
14 days prior to the
vessel cut off date. There is one blank sailing in January prior
to the CNY which will impact the available space. In weeks 4 & 5 there may
be congestion at the port as some shipping lines may accept bookings over their
capacity which could result in containers being rolled to the following weeks
sailing.
For Pearl River Delta ports (PRD ports – such as
Guangzhou, Huangpu, Foshan, Rongqi, Beijia etc), the latest feeder sailing
prior to the CNY is on/around 2nd of February, 2016 therefore we recommend
that shipments are booked and confirmed at lease 14 days prior to the sailing cut off date.
BLANK SAILINGS in January, 2016 and February, 2016
BLANK
SAILING WEEK
|
DATE
|
CONSORTIUM
|
Week 3
|
17th Jan – 24th Jan
|
NEAX
|
Week 6
|
7th Feb – 13th Feb
|
AANA / CAT
|
Week 7
|
14th Feb – 20th Feb
|
AAS-S / ACE
|
Week 8
|
21st Feb – 27th Feb
|
SAS
|
CHINA CUSTOMS
Generally, China Customs have minimal staff working
during the CNY period however, this will be confirmed approximately 1 week
prior to the CNY. During the CNY the efficiencies will be low therefore we
suggest the following;
-
All shipments to be Customs
cleared prior to the CNY
-
For the Pearl River Delta
ports the Customs office will be closed during the CNY therefore all shipments
must be customs cleared prior to the 30th of January, 2016
CHINA TRUCKING
SERVICES
Most of the trucking services will stop providing
services 1 week prior to the CNY. With this in mind we recommend that shipments
are booked and confirmed at least 14
days prior to the vessel cut off date.
- Hong Kong port:
The trucking service may stop providing their services from the 6th
February, 2015.
- Shanghai port:
The last working day of the trucking service is the 3rd of
February, 2016 for FCL shipments and the 5th of February, 2016
for LCL shipments. Should you have any trucking service request during the
CNY the booking must be confirmed no later than the 3rd of
February, 2016. Please note that cancellation fees may be applicable.
- Shenzhen and Pearl
River Delta ports: The last working
day of the trucking service for FCL shipments is one week prior to the CNY
and 3 days prior to the CNY for LCL shipments.
- Xingang port: We suggest that all bookings are
confirmed at least 14 days prior to the CNY.
- Dalian, Ningbo,
Qingdao, Xiamen and Xingang port: The
last working day of the trucking service for FCL and LCL shipments is one
week prior to the CNY
Should
you have any queries regarding the above please do not hesitate to contact us
on 1300 661 961 or via email at sales@genfreight.com.au
Kind
regards
GenFreight Logistics Pty Ltd
www.genfreight.com.au