NEWS: West Coast gears up for days of heavy rain, severe weather  The forecast from MetService shows heavy rain for the South Island’s western ranges from tomorrow to Friday, with potential for flooding, slips, and hazardous conditions for trampers.The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) says the West Coast could see half a metre of rain over the rest of the week.NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino told Morning Report modelling showed “several hundred millimetres of rainfall” in the course of three or four days.”So, this will be a high impact rain event for a traditionally wet area of the motu, that is the West Coast of the South Island.”But even areas between Abel Tasman down to Milford Sound could expect up to 700mm of rainfall over multiple days.”That will certainly increase the risk for slips, flooding. So people who are tramping … certainly want to reconsider your plans if not put them off.”Heavy rain was forecast from Wednesday to Saturday, Brandolino said. Full Story | West Coast gears up for days of heavy rain, severe weather | RNZ News NOTE: Stockwell International would like to inform clients that delays may occur due to this weather event. Our teams will endeavour to keep you updated with any changes that occur. For further information, you can contact sales@stockwells.co.nz

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Stockwell International has been informed of a two phase Port Infrastructure levy fee at Port of Auckland for all international and domestic containers arriving at, or departing from Port of Auckland. 

This surcharge will be applied as per below table for all FCL international or domestic containers arriving at or departing from Port of Auckland. 

FCL:
1st January 2022
20′ Quantum – NZD 60 per FEU 
40′ Quantum – NZD 120 per FEU

If you require any more information please email sales@stockwells.com.au

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24th December 2021 first appeared on Stockwells.

With the recent events and releases from Ministry Of Health, effective Thursday 19^th August,  Stockwell NZ staff will be working remotely until further notice.

The main line for the office will be redirected to management to field your calls and assist. All staff will be available during office hours on email or Mobile if you have direct contact with your representative.

Depending on how the next 7 days unfold, there may be further delays at the ports, delays on unpacks & storage space at a premium.

We will be in touch with you in the event your shipment may be impacted by this lockdown which could result in additional fees outside of our control for storage or the movement of your goods to an offsite facility to cater for  longer term storage. 

Our team will always have the best interests of your business in mind and we will contact you to seek approval prior to any decisions being made.

We would ask during this time that you confirm if your business is “Essential ”or not and/or if you have any special requirements for deliveries in/out of your facility.

Should you require any assistance or have concerns please do not hesitate to contact us on nzops@stockwells.co.nz

We hope that this is only a short lockdown period, stay safe and we will continue to keep you all informed as further information comes to hand.

With kindest regards

Stockwell International NZ

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Trident Service
Stockwell International has been notified that Hamburg Sud will be omitting the port of Cartagena – Sociedad Portuaria Regi on the southbound voyage until further notice. The first vessel to omit Cartagena southbound is OLUF MAERSK V 135S on September 16th. 

NZ1 ServiceShipping line ONE has advised Stockwell International that due to the Continuing port congestion, the Rio Blanco V132N will omit Lyttleton and Rio Bravo V133N will omit Tauranga and Napier. 
MV Oluf Maersk V 135S Service
Shipping Line Hapag-Lloyd has updated Stockwell International on the current changes on the Panama Service,

• Cartagena Southbound call will be cancelled unit further notice. 
• The first vessel to omit this call will be MV Oluf Maersk V 135S, with an Estimated Time of Arrival September 16th. 

Ocean Freight Update

GRI increase,
All carriers have announced a GRI of at least USD300/TEU for services ex North-East Asia for the 2^nd half of August (15^th onwards). Hamburg Sud’s GRI announcement was for USD750/TEU, which is the largest GRI announcement we have seen this year. It is expected that rates will continue to increase by USD300/TEU every fortnight for the next 3 months.

COVID-19
Due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Jiangsu Province (Shanghai region), trucking costs have increased significantly due to lack of driver availability. We have been advised that all drivers delivering containers to Shanghai Port have to deliver a negative covid test within the last 48 hours. These measures have seen transport companies implement a “covid-19 test fee” of USD240/driver for shipments from this area.

Asia Ports
Ningbo and Shanghai Ports are currently at crisis point due to a combination of covid-outbreaks, equipment shortages across all carriers and recent typhoon activity in the area. In order to increase the safety of vessels during typhoon season, Shanghai Port Authority has announced a reduction on draft limit (cargo on a ship) by 15% for all vessels calling Shanghai Port. This is effective from 10^th of August 2021 until further notice. A number of confirmed bookings are expected to be cancelled or rolled to later sailings as a result of these safety measures. Stockwell’s will do all we can to keep our original bookings but some cancellations will be out of our control. Getting space on vessels from these ports will also become extremely challenging in the next few months so please notify us of bookings and cargo ready dates as early as possible. Ideally we will need to know the cargo ready date one month in advance.

Singapore Port Congestion 
Shipping Lines COSCO and OOCL have advised: Due to Singapore transshipment congestion and vessels delay, with immediate effect, bookings ex China origins to Adelaide and Fremantle are suspended until further notice. At this stage few shipping lines are still accepting bookings ex China to Adelaide and Fremantle.

All carriers have stopped accepting bookings ex India to Australia until further notice. We have been told this is due to severe port congestion at Singapore, where there is currently over 4 weeks worth of backlogged containers waiting to be shipped to Australia.  

Majority shipping lines have suspended booking acceptance on all South-East Asia services that are t/s via Singapore. This is due to the situation currently unfolding in Singapore where vessels are waiting over a week to birth due to severe port congestion combined with backlogs and container rollovers for over 4 weeks for services ex Singapore to Auckland. Stockwells will advise when booking acceptance will resume but this may not be for a while, unfortunately.

Omissions 
MSC, Maersk and Hamburg have three upcoming services where they will omit Yokohama, Osaka, Busan, Ningbo and Yantian. These three services are back to back, departing NEA the first three weeks of August. This is going to take a significant amount of space out of the market from these ports so demand for space from other carriers is going to go increase.

Due to the huge number of recent service omissions from Qingdao it has become impossible to get space with a number of carriers. Please contact us ASAP of new shipments at least five weeks from the cargo ready date as we have very limited options in who we can book space with.

AU & NZ Port Congestion
Services between Australia and New Zealand have been impacted in recent months by severe port congestion at both AU and NZ ports. In order to reduce delays caused by this port congestion, shipping lines operating on this trade lane reduced space capacity on services, deliberately omitted the ports with the biggest delays (Sydney, Auckland) and blanked a number of sailings. This has left a huge backlog of cargo unable to be shipped on AU-NZ services with shipping lines refusing to add extra services to clear the backlog. Below is an update on each carrier.

• ANL – Fully booked until the end of August. September services not yet open for booking.
• MSC – Fully suspended booking acceptance until further notice.
• Hamburg Sud – Fully booked until the end of August.
• Hapag Lloyd – Fully booked to mid-September with bookings not being accepted beyond then.
• Maersk – No services available for booking.

Only a few carriers right now are accepting bookings ex North China (Xingang, Dalian) due to space and equipment issues. Other carriers have very small allocations from these ports as they are not on direct routes.

General Rate Increases, Peak Season Surcharge & Congestion Surcharge 

General Rate Increases:

Stockwell International has received notice that there have been global FCL and LCL general rate increases.  For specific countries and amounts please contact us directly.

FCL

1st August 2021
South Africa to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: FCL USD $250/TEU  

1st July 2021
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

15th July 2021
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan to Australia, and from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to New Zealand 
Amount: USD $300/TEU and USD $600/FEU

1st August 2021
North East and South East Asia to New Zealand
Amount: USD $24 w/m 

1st August 2021
USA, Canada and Mexico to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $200/TEU

 1st August 2021 
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis, Miami, Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan to New Zealand – Auckland & Wellington
Amount: USD $8 w/m

  1st August 2021 
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis, Miami, Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan to New Zealand – Lyttelton
Amount: USD $14 w/m

1st August 2021
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland to Lyttelton
Amount: USD $6 w/m 

1st August 2021
South Africa to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: FCL USD $250/TEU  

1st September 2021
Australia to New Zealand
Amount: NZD $8 w/m

1st September 2021
All Origins to New Zealand
Amount: NZD $4 w/m

1st September 2021
New Zealand to all destinations 
Amount: NZD $4 w/m

1st September 2021
USA to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $1000 per reefer TEU

1st September 2021
Auckland, via Auckland to Australia
Amount: USD $5 w/m

1st September 2021
Latin America to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $200 per reefer TEU

Peak Season Surcharge:

22nd July 2021
Australia and New Zealand to Fuzhou 
FCL USD $1500 per reefer container

Congestion Surcharge:

1 August 2021
All US origins to all destinations
LCL USD $10 w/m 

29 August 2021
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland to all destinations
LCL USD $20 w/m 

1 August 2021
All origins to all US destinations
LCL USD $10 w/m 

1 August 2021
All origins to and via Los Angeles 
LCL USD $12 w/m 

29 August 2021
All origins to and via Chicago
LCL USD $20 w/m 

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Stockwell International has received notice from our China counterparts. 

Stockwells has been advised that Shanghai and Ningbo will have a difficult period for weeks after being hit with typhoon In-Fa.

Due to safety concerns, Shanghai port authority announced reduction on draft limit.

It is estimated that space will be reduced by another 15%. 

Please keep in mind this will be causing delays and congestion on top of an already difficult shipping environment and we will update you with any further, relevant information. For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Ningbo Meishan Port Closure

Stockwell International has received notice of Ningbo Meishan port closure.

Operations at a terminal of the world’s largest port were suspended yesterday following a single case of Covid-19

It was earlier reported Ningbo Meishan port was experiencing unprecedented volumes of tankers, bulk carriers and containerships backing up outside Ningbo-Zhoushan port.

Please keep in mind this situation is going to create major delays and more congestion. Stockwells will update you with relevant information. 

For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Xingang Booking Suspension 

Stockwell International has received notice from shipping lines. 

Due to rollover and backlog in major ports, Xingang has suspended any new bookings until the 15th of September.

On the 15th of September this will be reviewed, Stockwell will update when possible. For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Holiday Notice

Stockwell International would like to advise of upcoming holidays in Indonesia; 

•    Islamic New Year      

        Closed on 11 August 2021
        Normal operation will resume on 12 August 2021

•      Independence Day

        Closed on 17 August 2021
        Normal operation will resume on 18 August 2021For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Ocean Freight Update

All carriers have announced a GRI of at least USD300/teu for services ex North-East Asia for the 2^nd half of August (15^th onwards). Hamburg Sud’s GRI announcement was for USD750/teu, which is the largest GRI announcement we have seen this year. It is expected that rates will continue to increase by USD300/teu every fortnight for the next 3 months.

Due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Jiangsu Province (Shanghai region), trucking costs have increased significantly due to lack of driver availability. We have been advised that all drivers delivering containers to Shanghai Port have to deliver a negative covid test within the last 48 hours. These measures have seen transport companies implement a ‘covid-19 test fee’ of USD240/driver for shipments from this area.

Ningbo and Shanghai Ports are currently at crisis point due to a combination of covid-outbreaks, equipment shortages across all carriers and recent typhoon activity in the area. In order to increase the safety of vessels during typhoon season, Shanghai Port Authority has announced a reduction on draft limit (cargo on a ship) by 15% for all vessels calling Shanghai Port. This is effective from 10^th of August 2021 until further notice. A number of confirmed bookings are expected to be cancelled or rolled to later sailings as a result of these safety measures. Stockwells will do all we can to keep our original bookings but some cancellations will be out of our control. Getting space on vessels from these ports will also become extremely challenging in the next few months so please notify us of bookings and cargo ready dates as early as possible. Ideally we will need to know the cargo ready date one month in advance.

Shipping Lines Cosco and OOCL have advised: Due to Singapore transshipment congestion and vessels delay, with immediate effect, bookings ex China origins to ADL/FRE are suspended until further notice. At this stage few shipping lines are still accepting bookings ex China to Adelaide and Fremantle.

All carriers have stopped accepted bookings ex India to Australia until further notice. We have been told this is due to severe port congestion at Singapore, where there is currently over 4 weeks’ worth of backlogged containers waiting to be shipped to Australia.  

Majority shipping lines have all suspended booking acceptance on all South-East Asia services that are t/s via Singapore. This is due to the situation currently unfolding in Singapore where vessels are waiting over a week to birth due to severe port congestion combined with backlogs and container rollovers for over 4 weeks for services ex Singapore to Auckland. Stockwells will advise when booking acceptance will resume but this may not be for a while, unfortunately.

MSC, Maersk and Hamburg have 3 upcoming services where they will omit Yokohama, Osaka, Busan, Ningbo and Yantian. These three services are back to back, departing NEA the first three weeks of August. This is going to take a significant amount of space out of the market from these ports so demand for space from other carriers is going to go increase.

Due to the huge number of recent service omissions from Qingdao it has become impossible to get space with a number of carriers. Please contact us ASAP of new shipments at least 5 weeks from the cargo ready date as we have very limited options in who we can book space with.

Services between Australia and New Zealand have been impacted in recent months by severe port congestion at both AU and NZ ports. In order to reduce delays caused by this port congestion, shipping lines operating on this trade lane reduced space capacity on services, deliberately omitted the ports with the biggest delays (Sydney, Auckland) and blanked a number of sailings. This has left a huge backlog of cargo unable to be shipped on AU-NZ services with shipping lines refusing to add extra services to clear the backlog. Below is an update on Each carrier.

• ANL – Fully booked until the end of August. September services not yet open for booking.
• MSC – Fully suspended booking acceptance until further notice.
• Hamburg Sud – Fully booked until the end of August.
• Hapag Lloyd – Fully booked to mid-September with bookings not being accepted beyond then.
• Maersk – no services available for booking.

Only a few carriers right now are accepting bookings ex North China (Xingang, Dalian) due to space and equipment issues. Other carriers have very small allocations from these ports as they are not on direct routes.

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In January 2021 Patrick Terminals introduced a weight amendment fee (Pondus Fee) for import containers in Brisbane. Stockwell International advised clients in a news alert, you can read here.

Patrick has announced the Pondus Fee will commence at Patrick Terminals, Melbourne on 4 October 2021.

Sydney and Fremantle are yet to be announced.

A Weight Amendment Fee of AUD 230.00 per container plus GST will apply to all containers determined by the Pondus Stand to have a weight variance of greater than +/- one metric tonne within the documented weight (VGM).

LCL Cartage Booking Fee

Stockwell International wish to advise the implementation of a LCL Cartage Booking Fee effective August 16, 2021.

LCL depots in all States are now applying this new charge to streamline document management and provide faster and more reliable truck turnaround times to reduce the lengthy queues we currently experience.  As this is a direct cost to our operation, unfortunately we need to pass this charge on.

This new fee of $25.00 (subject to GST) will be applied on all LCL pickups and deliveries.

UK Driver Shortage

Stockwell International has been notified of UK’s severe shortage of HGV drivers “It is estimated that we are around 70,000-100,000 drivers short of current demand”.

With many drivers retiring and a shortage of the next generation wanting to go into the industry coupled with Eastern European drivers returning home after Brexit, the country has found itself in crisis. 

Due to this it is costing companies more to keep drivers on, Stockwells is preparing for what could possibly affect rates.

Stockwell International will update customers accordingly. 

General Rate Increases, Peak Season Surcharge & Congestion Surcharge 

General Rate Increases:

Stockwell International has received notice that there have been global FCL and LCL general rate increases.  For specific countries and amounts please contact us directly.

1st July 2021
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

1th August 2021
North East Asia to Australia 
Amount: FCL USD $750
LCL USD $30.00 per W/M or Minimum

1st August 2021
USA, Canada and Mexico to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $200/TEU  

1st August 2021
All North American CFS Australia, Brisbane & Fremantle
Amount: USD $8 w/m

1st August 2021
All North American CFS Australia, Melbourne & Sydney
Amount: USD $2 w/m

1st August 2021 
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis, Miami, Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan New Zealand, Auckland & Wellington
Amount: USD $8 w/m

1st August 2021
South Africa to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: FCL USD $250/TEU  

1st September 2021
USA to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $1000 per reefer TEU

1st September 2021
Latin America to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $200 per reefer TEU

Peak Season Surcharge:

1st August 2021
China, Macau and Hong Kong to Australia
FCL USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

1st September 2021
Taiwan to Australia
FCL USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

1st September 2021
Auckland, via Auckland to Australia
Amount: USD $5 w/m

Peak Season Surcharge:

22nd July 2021
Australia and New Zealand to Fuzhou 
FCL USD $1500 per reefer container

16 August 2021
China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane
Amount: USD $750 per 20′ standard container USD $1,500 per 40′ standard and high cube container

15 August 2021
North Asia to Australia
Amount: USD $30 w/m

Congestion Surcharge:

1 August 2021
All US origins to all destinations
LCL USD $10 w/m 

29 August 2021
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland to all destinations
LCL USD $20 w/m 

1 August 2021
All origins to all US destinations
LCL USD $10 w/m 

1 August 2021
All origins to and via Los Angeles 
LCL USD $12 w/m 

29 August 2021
All origins to and via Chicago
LCL USD $20 w/m 

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Stockwell International has received alerts in regard to severe weather Auckland is currently experiencing. About 2000 homes across Auckland remain without power on Tuesday afternoon. Trees are down and the city’s roads are covered in debris. 

High winds are affecting the Auckland Harbour Bridge, with delays expected. Stacked shipping containers in the Wiri container storage facility have toppled due to the wild weather.

Source: stuff.co.nz
 Please be aware with severe winds impacting road networks overnight we are going to see delays and congestion. 

Stockwell International will update you as information becomes available. 

BMSB Season 2021-2022

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has proposed the BMSB 2021-22 seasonal measures will apply to target vehicles, machinery and parts (VPM) exported from risk countries, on or after, 1 September 2021 and 30 April 2022 (inclusive), and to vessels that berth, load, or tranship from target risk countries within the same period.

BMSB target goods must be fumigated offshore before arriving to New Zealand. All shipments from Italy require treatment before arrival in New Zealand despite commodity and container type.

A full list of countries under the NZ BSMB measures can be found here.

Treatment of vehicles, machinery, and parts will only comply with BMSB measures if treatment is carried out by an MPI approved offshore treatment provider prior to arrival in NZ.

BMSB requirements for sea container from Italy;

Italy is a country with large BMSB populations and increased associated risk. Containers and their contents must be treated with an MPI-approved treatment provider, prior to arrival in NZ

Therefore, no types of vehicles, machinery and parts (includes new tyres) are eligible for BMSB management exclusions under the Import Health Standard.

Should you have any questions about the up and coming 2021-22 BMSB seasonal measures within Australia and New Zealand, please do not hesitate to contact your sales representative.

Booking Cancellation Fee

Stockwell International has been advised by shipping line Hamburg Sud that due to the number of downfalls due to bookings cancelled shortly before cargo cut off a Booking Cancellation Fee will be implemented for all export shipments departing from Australia and New Zealand effective 1 September 2021.

• Booking Cancellation Fee tariff will be USD 75/USD 150 for 20/40 for any DRY and REEFER cargo.
• Booking Cancellation Fee will apply for all bookings cancelled within 14 calendar days before cargo cut off.
• Booking Cancellation Fee will be applicable for all contracts.
• Reducing number of containers in a booking will be treated as a booking cancellation and charged the same way. The fee will apply for any container reduction.
• Booking Cancellation will only apply if cancellation is initiated by the customer. If the cancellation was initiated by carrier, the charge is not applicable.

General Rate Increases, Peak Season Surcharge & Congestion Surcharge 

General Rate Increases:

Stockwell International has received notice that there have been global FCL and LCL general rate increases.  For specific countries and amounts please contact us directly.

FCL

1st August 2021
South Africa to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: FCL USD $250/TEU  

1st July 2021
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

15th July 2021
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan to Australia, and from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to New Zealand 
Amount: USD $300/TEU and USD $600/FEU

1st August 2021
North East and South East Asia to New Zealand
Amount: USD $24 w/m 

1st August 2021
USA, Canada and Mexico to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $200/TEU

 1st August 2021 
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis, Miami, Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan to New Zealand – Auckland & Wellington
Amount: USD $8 w/m

  1st August 2021 
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis, Miami, Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan to New Zealand – Lyttelton
Amount: USD $14 w/m

1st August 2021
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland to Lyttelton
Amount: USD $6 w/m 

1st August 2021
South Africa to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: FCL USD $250/TEU  

1st September 2021
Australia to New Zealand
Amount: NZD $8 w/m

1st September 2021
All Origins to New Zealand
Amount: NZD $4 w/m

1st September 2021
New Zealand to all destinations 
Amount: NZD $4 w/m

Peak Season Surcharge:

22nd July 2021
Australia and New Zealand to Fuzhou 
FCL USD $1500 per reefer container

Congestion Surcharge:

1 August 2021
All US origins to all destinations
LCL USD $10 w/m 

29 August 2021
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland to all destinations
LCL USD $20 w/m 

1 August 2021
All origins to all US destinations
LCL USD $10 w/m 

1 August 2021
All origins to and via Los Angeles 
LCL USD $12 w/m 

29 August 2021
All origins to and via Chicago
LCL USD $20 w/m 

The post Stockwell International New Zealand News Alert 4th August 2021 first appeared on Stockwells.

Stockwell International would like to update clients with current COVID-19 situations.

As you may be aware, South East Queensland has now gone into lockdown, this morning it was announced a longer lockdown in the state’s south-east which will now run until Sunday.

As Victoria and New South Wales are currently on lockdown orders, Stockwell’s offices in these locations have already put work from home plans into motion.

Our Queensland offices have rolled out the same protocol and there will be no delays in our service. 

Please be reminded freight forwarding is an essential service, and Stockwell International has a detailed COVID-19 Saftey plan that is followed.  For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Protected Industrial Action 

Stockwell International received notice from the Maritime Union of Australia of more protected industrial action at Patrick’s Brisbane AutoStrad terminal.

The industrial action includes one-hour work stoppages at 0330, 1130 and 1930 on 12 and 13 August, and a 24-hour work stoppage starting at 2300 on 15 August.

There are also various bans on working when an employee is rostered “off/avail”, working overtime and working shift extensions between 5 August through the 15 August.For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Industry Update USA

Stockwell International has received information on current situation in USA.  

• UPS has an equipment shortage (ULD’s and cargo nets) This is a growing industry wide problem
• Airfreight carriers are pulling from the market
• Charter costs are increasing 
• There is considerations from shipping lines of significant fuel increase along with a rate increase caused by demand, lack of capacity, lack of competition, oil prices on the rise 
• Seafreight equipment shortages increasing
• Drayage rates continue to increase while availability of carriers decreases
• Dray carriers continues last minute cancellations
• An increase of dray carriers being turned away from ports and ramps due to no chassis available
• Ocean carriers are consistently rolling and cancelling bookings while available bookings are 2 months out or more
• LTL trucking rates continue to rise 

All of this means a huge deterioration of service, increase in pricing, and frustration.

Stockwells has been advised that the next few months will be even more challenging than the previous 18 months.  

For questions please contact your sales rep on sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

The post Stockwell International Urgent News Alert 2nd August 2021 first appeared on Stockwells.

Dear Clients

We would like to advise several extreme weather events happening worldwide. 

Philippines
Philippine authorities moved thousands of residents of the capital, Manila, out of their low-lying communities on Saturday as heavy monsoon rain, compounded by a tropical storm, flooded the city and nearby provinces.

Earlier on Saturday, residents of Metro Manila and nearby provinces were awoken following a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the neighbouring province of Batangas.

India
India is now on ‘orange’ alert. More than 135 people have died from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India.

In Maharashtra state, 114 people have been killed, including more than 40 in a landslide that hit the hillside village of Taliye, south of Mumbai, on Thursday.

In Himachal Pradesh state, nine people have died when massive boulders cascading down the mountainside slammed into the structure on Sunday afternoon.

Belgium
Floods have swamped areas of Belgium and washed away cars as a wave of thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the country on Saturday. More the 210 deaths have been reported in western Europe in last week due to flooding.

The provinces of Namur and Walloon Brabant south-east of the capital city Brussels were particularly hit. They had already been impacted by the devastating floods that left 36 people dead and seven missing in the nation with 11.5 million inhabitants last week.

Japan
6 p.m. Japanese time Monday, Nepartak was a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph. It was located a little more than 300 miles east of the Boso Peninsula. Meanwhile, the tropical storm is sweeping northwest toward northern Japan.

China
Tropical storm In-fa spent several days as a typhoon north of Taiwan last week. China has shut down railways and ports, with container ships ordered out of the sea and 90% of flights cancelled. More than 73,000 people were being evacuated from Anyang, on Henan’s border with Hebei province, after the city was swamped by more than 600mm (24 inches) of rainfall since Monday.

At least 33 people have been confirmed dead, with eight missing, in record-breaking floods in central China that have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes. 

Please keep in mind with such extreme weather events it is likely we will see congestion, vessel delays and port closures. 

Stockwell International will endeavour to keep you up to date with the latest information as it becomes available. 

References: aljeezera.com / washingtonpost.com 

BMSB Season 2021-2022

Stockwell International has received notice from the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. DAWE has issued an industry notice alerting all to the conditions associated with the next Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) season commencing 1st September 2021.

The list of target risk countries will now include Poland in addition to target risk countries identified for the 2020-21 BMSB risk season.

Emerging risk countries for the 2021-22 BMSB risk season include Belarus, Malta, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Chile.

For the 2021-22 BMSB risk season, measures will apply to:

• certain goods manufactured in, or shipped from target risk countries, and/or
• vessels that berth at, load, or tranship from target risk countries

To read the notice, click here.

Khapra Beetle

Dear customers, 

After being advised of an Industry Advice Notice from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment regarding requirements for fumigation certificates for imported goods effective 2 August 2021. 

The DAWE held an online seminar to gather questions and queries in regard to the new requirements.

Here you can find answers to participant questions. 

Below is a video on sea container cleanliness and risks of the Khapra Beetle can be read here.

For more details you can read here.

New Requirement LCL Export to Karachi, Pakistan

Dear customers, 

Please be advised that that it is now mandatory to paste invoice and packing list on cargo as per new requirement of Custom Pakistan w.e.f. 01^st July 2021 (ETA Karachi).

If any person contravenes the requirement of placement of invoice and packing list inside the import container or consignment, under the existing penalty such person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding PKR 50,000.

Under the new imposed penalty such person shall be liable to a penalty as under;

1st time PKR 100,000

2nd time PKR 500,000

3rd time PKR 1,000,000

4th time outright confiscation of goods and blockage of WEBOC user ID for one year

If you have any questions or queries please contact sales@stockwells.com.au or 1300 786 468

Italian Summer Holiday Season

Dear customers, 

Please be advised that our agents in Italy have confirmed that due to the summer holiday season most suppliers and trucking companies will be closed between August 13^th and August 22^nd.there will also be specific hours in which heavy vehicles will be banned from travelling on the roads having a further impact. The hours that heavy vehicles are banned are as follows for your reference

• 2^nd August – banned from 07:00 – 22:00
• 7^th August – banned from 16:00 – 22:00
• 14^th August – banned from 16:00 – 22:00
• 22^nd August – banned from 08:00 – 16:00

USA & Canada Operational Update 

Shipping line Hamburg Sud has provided an update to USA & Canada operations. Please see the following; 

Terminal Operations

Due to increased volume, we are experiencing congestion issues at the following terminal locations Savannah, Seattle, Los Angeles/Long Beach and Oakland.

U.S. East Coast

• New York – Vessel waiting time is 0-24 hrs due to certain level of import volume.
• Philadelphia – Vessel waiting time is 0-24 hrs due to high import volumes and vessel bunching.
• Charleston – Vessel waiting time is 0-12 hrs due to off proforma vessels.
• Savannah – Vessel waiting time is 48-96 hrs due to off proforma vessels, vessel bunching,

U.S. West Coast

• Long Beach – Vessel waiting time is 2-4 days due to high import dwell and labor shortage. On Friday July 23rd second shift, Pier A Terminal will be open for ‘Import pick-up ONLY’.
• Los Angeles – Vessel waiting time is 2-4 days due to yard congestion, high import dwell and labor shortage. Yard is at 82% of capacity.
• Oakland – Vessel waiting time is 10 days due to high import volume and labor shortage.
• Seattle – Vessel waiting time is 5 days due to high import volume and labor shortage. Yard is at 120% of capacity.

Canada

• Prince Rupert – Vessel waiting time is 3 days. Yard is at 106% of capacity.
• Vancouver – Vessel waiting time is 7 days. Yard is at 73% of capacity.

Vessel Operations

North America East Coast

• SPIRIT OF SINGAPORE V-129, delayed 1 day to Philadelphia due to port congestion. Arriving on time in Cartagena on July 29th .
• MAERSK YANGTZE V-128, delayed 1.5 day to Houston due to high move count in Cristobal. Arriving on time in Suape on August 4th .

North America West Coast

• MAERSK NEWCASTLE V-129, delayed 6 days to Port Hueneme due to Tropical Storm Dolores in Mexico. Arriving on time in Port Hueneme on August 16th on her next voyage.
• SEALAND GUAYAQUIL V-129, delayed 1 day to Oakland due to port congestion. Arriving on time in Oakland on August 7th on her next voyage.

Inland Rail Transit Advisories We are also experiencing congestion at all major rail facilities in Chicago, Columbus, and Los Angeles UP and BNSF rail ramps. We expect delays in picking-up and delivering containers at these locations

General Rate Increases, Peak Season Surcharge & Congestion Surcharge 

General Rate Increases:

Stockwell International has received notice that there have been global FCL and LCL general rate increases.  For specific countries and amounts please contact us directly.

1st July 2021
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

15th July 2021
North East Asia to Australia 
Amount: FCL USD $500/TEU and USD $100/FEU
LCL USD $20.00 per W/M or Minimum

1st August 2021
USA, Canada and Mexico to Australia and New Zealand
Amount: USD $200/TEU  

1st August 2021
All North American CFS Australia -Brisbane & Fremantle
Amount: USD $8 w/m

1st August 2021
All North American CFS Australia- Melbourne & Sydney
Amount: USD $2 w/m

1st August 2021 
Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Memphis, Miami, Norfolk, New York, Philadelphia, San Juan New Zealand – Auckland & Wellington
Amount: USD $8 w/m

Peak Season Surcharge:

1st August 2021
China, Macau and Hong Kong to Australia
FCL USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

1st September 2021
Taiwan to Australia
FCL USD $500/TEU and USD $1000/FEU

Peak Season Surcharge:

22nd July 2021
Australia and New Zealand to Fuzhou 
FCL USD $1500 per reefer container

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COVID-19 Update

Dear Clients
 
Please be assured during these trying times that Stockwell international take ALL reasonable steps to keep its employees, clients, and affiliates safe. We are adhering to the current public health order and stay up to date with all new restrictions as they are announced. Stockwell International is still opened and operating, with 80% of staff working now at home during these outbreaks and wherever required.
 
All employees in the office, warehouse and out in the field are wearing masks, social distancing and limiting all contact to a need basis.
 
Site entry rules (staff and visitors):

• QR Code check in
• Mask wearing
• Social distancing
• Sanitizing
• Staff not to sign anything
• Only essential deliveries being accepted and only on the bases of Checking of driver’s licence for LGAs and then requested if they have been tested, if not sent away.

Stockwell Drivers – Delivery

• Consistent communication with all our drivers with updates and requirements of procedures
• Mandatory Wearing of masks at all sites including Stockwell’s
• Limit time out of the truck to a need basis.
• QR Scan at all sites visited including Stockwell’s
• PPE Requirements including sanitisers, masks and wipes.
• All trucks and forklifts are cleaned daily and scheduled for a professional clean monthly.
• Signing of paperwork by clients: Drivers can take receiver’s name and write it themselves instead of usual exchange.
• All Drivers have been identified who currently reside in the high risk LGA’s, and requirement to continuing with Stockwells is to get Covid Test every 3 days.  This is now monitored by our compliance team by a XL Spreadsheet to ensure follow up of results and continuous testing.

Attached is our Covid safety plan from the beginning of the pandemic that we have maintained well throughout.

Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask

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