The General Administration of Customs (GAC), the main customs enforcement agency of the Chinese government, has expanded its maritime law enforcement fleet through the re ..
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A new Chinese-built vehicle carrier will soon commence operational sailings on the Pearl River Delta in the southern province of Guangdong. Suigang Qiche 01 (“Guang ..
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China’s quarantine rules for seafarers are set to cause a big drop in Pearl River Delta feeder capacity in the run-up to Chinese New Year (CNY) in February.
Both ONE and Hapag-Lloyd have issued advisories warning of disruption from late December to mid-February, after feeder operators announced service suspensions due to a lack of crew.
Hapag-Lloyd said: “This suspension is caused by the Covid-19 quarantine requirement for ship crews plying between South …
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Jianglong Shipbuilding has launched a new patrol vessel slated for the Dongguan Public Security Bureau that operates within China’s Pearl River Delta region. Once c ..
Chinese operator Zhuhai Fast Ferry Company recently took delivery of two new aluminium catamaran vessels in a series for its operations on the Pearl River Delta in the so ..
Severe congestion has hit roads leading to the southern Chinese container gateway of Yantian, as exporters desperately try to clear a backlog of orders before the new year holiday begins at the end of the week.
And it appears forwarders and shippers trying to get shipments out of the Pearl River Delta could find themselves caught in classic Catch-22 situation after the port announced it was bringing forward the cut-off time for gating-in export containers.
Yantian now requires a …
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Shipping lines in Hong Kong have warned of disruption and added costs following the reduction of Pearl River Delta barge connections until after Chinese New Year (CNY) next month.
“It’s disconcerting,” said Roberto Giannetta, chairman of the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association.
“We have raised this issue with the Guangdong and Hong Kong governments on several occasions since the feeder operators raised the red flag, saying they would suspend services between Guangdong …
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The following is the keynote address delivered by Baird Maritime co-founder Dr Neil Baird at the fiftieth anniversary virtual symposium of the International Hydrofoil ..
Shipping lines have announced the temporary suspension of cargo bookings into South China next month, blaming reduced capacity from local feeder operators.
The move has prompted dismay among local forwarders who have warned customers “not to hesitate” to take any chance of booking cargo prior to Chinese New Year, which falls on 12 February.
Last week, OOCL reported a “sharp” drop in available feeder capacity, due to Covid quarantine rules affecting ship …
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Dachser has expanded its South China operations by launching weekly charter flights from Hong Kong to Frankfurt and opening an office in Shenzhen.
The new premises in Shenzhen are in the Qianhai Special Economic Zone, increasingly home to hi-tech industries as traditional low-cost manufacturing in the Pearl River Delta is pushed out to the west.
Kevin Chen, Dachser’s MD air and sea logistics Far East south, said: “Thanks to government initiatives, there …
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