Affected by the epidemic in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and other port cities, shipping companies are adjusting their service networks in advance.

A. Maersk’s update on business adjustment in China

Airfreight, with the suspension of freight services between Hong Kong and the Mainland, barge services have become another option for transporting goods. Bookings can only be made after the goods are delivered to the Hong Kong Airport warehouse. As a result, delivery times for air freight services are longer than usual.

B. ONE in Shanghai business adjustment notice

Due to epidemic prevention requirements, from March 14, 2022, ONE will implement a home office model in Shanghai until further notice.

During this epidemic prevention period, ONE in Shanghai will adjust the counter business of the export customer service department as follows:

1. For the stamping business (such as ship certificate, non-boarding certificate, and confirmation seal of the copy of the bill of lading), please send the following 2 electronic documents to the email of the customer service team of each route for pre-review;

A. One should be stamped with the company seal of the booking agency, for ONE to keep the bottom;

B. If it passes the review, the relevant customer service will reply the electronic document with the color stamp to the booking agency, and the booking agency only needs to print it out in color.

2. Tele-release business (it is recommended that customers first consider changing the original bill of lading to WAYBILL. Although the cost and operation mode are similar to those of tele-release, the advantage is that there is no need to return the relevant original materials to ONE in the future to avoid the legal risk that the bill of lading may be lost.)

Please send the following A&B materials to the mailbox of the customer service team of each airline for pre-review after confirming that the booking agency holds the complete original bill of lading.

A. Photos of the front and back of the original bill of lading endorsed by the consignor, half-torn (do not tear it apart), and the original bill of lading with the words “waste” written by hand on the bill of lading;

B. The photo of the letter of guarantee covered with the letter of this chapter;

If it passes the review, the relevant customer service will reply the telegraphic release certificate to the applicant and notify the destination port to release the goods.

Whether this round of epidemic will prevent the gradual decline of spot freight rates on the Asia-Europe trade route so far is still worth considering