HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has announced the re-opening of all but a few of its mainland offices closed because of the outbreak of the coronavirus.
All but the following mainland offices have been reopened. Still closed are the Chongqing office that will reopen on Monday; Ningbo that has applied to re-open, the Wuhan office, whose opening has yet to be confirmed; Yiwu, that has applied to re-open, Shenzhen that has applied to re-open and Zhongshan has also applied to re-open.
Challenges to the discharge and handling of reefer shipments at the Shanghai, Tianjin and Ningbo terminals continues to persist because of the extraordinary demand for reefer plugs on shore, said OOCL, now a Cosco unit.
This may lead to a diversion or relocation of reefer containers for discharge at an alternative port and we are currently working very closely with shippers on contingency plans and viable options to meet their requirements.
OOCL has also suggested customers collect their reefer shipments at their earliest convenience and providing them with recovery plans to minimise the potential impact.
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All but the following mainland offices have been reopened. Still closed are the Chongqing office that will reopen on Monday; Ningbo that has applied to re-open, the Wuhan office, whose opening has yet to be confirmed; Yiwu, that has applied to re-open, Shenzhen that has applied to re-open and Zhongshan has also applied to re-open.
Challenges to the discharge and handling of reefer shipments at the Shanghai, Tianjin and Ningbo terminals continues to persist because of the extraordinary demand for reefer plugs on shore, said OOCL, now a Cosco unit.
This may lead to a diversion or relocation of reefer containers for discharge at an alternative port and we are currently working very closely with shippers on contingency plans and viable options to meet their requirements.
OOCL has also suggested customers collect their reefer shipments at their earliest convenience and providing them with recovery plans to minimise the potential impact.
WORLD SHIPPING