Customer Advisory: Inbound DG Restrictions during Chinese New Year Holiday in South China

Please kindly be advised that during the forthcoming Chinese New Year Holiday, there will be operation restrictions for import shipments in South China (including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan & Yunnan) as follows:

• For Hainan/ Guangxi/ Yunan and “Pearl River Delta” ports, including but not limited to Huangpu/ Foshan/ Sanshui/ Guangzhou/ Zhanjiang/ Zhongshan/ Zhuhai/ Jiangmen/ Shantou/ Huizhou/ Dongguan, all inbound Hazardous shipments will be prohibited from Jan 16 to Jan 29, 2012. Moreover, during this period, feeder service will be suspended. The exact suspension time for different port may be slightly different.
• For Shenzhen ports including Shekou/ Yantian/ Chiwan / Da Chan Bay, import operations are same as usual.

Any demurrage/ detention incurred at transhipment port will be on account of cargo due to such restrictions during the aforesaid period.

For further shipment specific details, please kindly refer to our online services at http://www.oocl.com/middleeast/eng/Pages/default.aspx.  For vessel voyage information, you may also refer to the Vessel Information Board at http://www.oocl.com/middleeast/eng/localinformation/vib/Pages/default.aspx.

Should you have any questions or require assistance with regards to this advisory or your shipment needs, contact OOCL Customer Service.