Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st January 2016:
December 29, 2015
Dear valued Customer, please be informed that the Quebec Express 002 W will have a port rotation in Europe following her lay-by. The updated sailing schedule will be as follows:
December 22, 2015
On 7 December 2015, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), parent company of G6 Alliance member APL, announced the potential acquisition of NOL by CMA CGM. ...
December 11, 2015
Further to our previous notice regarding the SOLAS container weight verification requirements, the World Shipping Council together with a broad industry coalition jointly released a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to address queries arising from the new regulations.
December 11, 2015
Dear Valued Customer, The mandatory rules of the new International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code 2014 Edition (IMDG Code Amendment 37-14) will come into force on January 1, 2016 for two years and OOCL would like advise all customers to prepare and be ready for this new edition.
December 09, 2015
Please be advised of the below upcoming scheduled void sailing.
January:
December 02, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/IFP/CAF/LSS levels effective 1st December 2015:
November 30, 2015
Dear valued Customer,
Please be informed that as from the Quebec Express 001 W scheduled to arrive at Antwerp on Dec 2nd and Hamburg on Dec 4th the GEX2 service will have updated dates and times for shipping instruction (S/I) and gate-in closing.
November 23, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
In response to the expected low demand in December, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailing:
Asia - Mediterranean service (EUM)....
November 13, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
In response to the expected low demand during the upcoming Christmas and New Year period, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Trans-Atlantic sailings:
November 06, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st November 2015:
November 05, 2015
Dear Valued Customer:
We are pleased to announce the service upgrade in the Atlantic Express 1 (AX1) service by adding a port call to Savannah starting November 2015. This call will supplement our existing port coverage of Savannah through our Pacific Atlantic 1 (PA1) service.:
October 29, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
In response to the expected low demand during the Christmas period, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings: ...
October 26, 2015
Dear valued Customer, please be informed that as from the OOCL Montreal 269 E / 270 W scheduled to arrive at Hamburg on Nov 7th the GEX2 service will use HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder.
October 16, 2015
Dear Valued Customer, in an effort to increase schedule reliability and adjust to market requirements, we are pleased to inform you of the following Gateway Express service enhancement measures.
October 12, 2015
Dear valued customer,
as traffic situation has improved around Hamburg terminals we herewith announce the withdrawal of the Traffic Congestion Surcharge
for all truck transports via the port of Hamburg under Carrier Haulage effective October 1st, 2015 until further notice.
We thank you for your continued support to OOCL!
September 24, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st October 2015:
September 18, 2015
Notice to Valued Customer:
We have announced the withdrawal of Montreal Low Water Surcharge (LWR) for the Trans-Atlantic Trade Westbound.
The information is available in the Surcharge Table on our website.
For any questions or enquiries, please contact our local customer service representatives.
Thank you for your continued support of OOCL.
September 16, 2015
Since the Tianjin DG warehouse incident, there are a significant number of terminals introduce additional restrictions on handling dangerous cargo and/or suspend handling dangerous cargo. (Click the link above for more information)
August 31, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st September 2015:
August 24, 2015
We would like to inform you that Low Sulphur Fuel Surcharge (LSS) for all shipments to and from Gothenburg will be reduced to $24/TEU.
August 06, 2015
We would like to remind you that during the forthcoming Chinese National Holiday, there will be operation restrictions for import shipments in South China (including Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan & Yunan) as following
July 29, 2015
In response to market demand, members of the G6 Alliance today announced a service enhancement in the Asia – Europe trade.
July 28, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st August 2015:
July 27, 2015
OOCL would like to notify our customers that The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has amended the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), requiring the shipper to verify and provide the container’s gross verified weight to the ocean carrier and port terminal representative prior to it being loaded onto a ship. ...
July 27, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
In response to changes in market demand, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings: (pls click link for more details)
July 16, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
With effect from August 1, 2015, the Rate Applicability Rule for cargo movements to/from Australia & New Zealand - Europe (covering North Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea and North Africa) will be changed to the actual departure date of the vessel named in the bill of lading.
The new rule will be applied to all cargo shipped under a bill of lading where the actual departure date is showing as August 1, 2015, or later. ....
July 16, 2015
Dear Customer,
as water levels decreased on river Rhine the b.m. low water table is applicable wef July 15th, 2015.
Decisive for accounting is the relative sailing date of the barges in the sea ports resp. at the affected terminals. (inbound and outbound)
We will keep you updated about further development!
July 16, 2015
With effect from August 1, 2015, Rate Applicability Rule for cargo movements within Asia and to/from Asia-Europe, will be changed to actual departure date of the vessel named in the bill of lading.
July 03, 2015
In response to market demand, members of the G6 Alliance today announced Asia–Europe service enhancements to improve product transit times and coverage. (pls follow link)
June 23, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st July 2015:
June 22, 2015
Please be advised of our upcoming scheduled void sailings in July on our LP4, LP6 and LP7 Services: ...
June 18, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
In response to the expected low demand in June, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings:
(pls click link)
June 03, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st June 2015:
May 26, 2015
We have announced a Montreal Low Water Surcharge (LWR) for the Trans-Atlantic Trade Westbound.
May 15, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
To improve the schedule reliability of four Asia-North Europe services, we would like to inform you that the proforma schedules of LP4, LP5, LP6 and LP7 will be fine-tuned:
May 11, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
To improve the schedule reliability of four Asia-North Europe services, we would like to inform you that the Proforma Schedules of LP4, LP5, LP6 and LP7 will be fine-tuned.
New Proforma Schedules taking effect from below sailings: (pls click link)
April 29, 2015
Notice to Valued Customer:
Pursuant to FMC Reg. 46 CFR Sec. 520.3 (d), OOCL has published the withdrawal of Port Congestion Surcharge (“PCS”) for the Trans-Atlantic Trade U.S. West Coast effective May 1st , 2015 under Tariff Code “OOLL-066” and Rule “4-T”.
The information is available through the “Tariffs & Rates” page on our website under “FMC Regulated Trades” and by clicking the “Rule Tariff” column.
For any questions or enquiries, please contact our local customer service representatives.
April 29, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
In response to the expected low demand over Labor Day holiday, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings:
April 27, 2015
Dear valued customer,
Last week we introduced the Avantida platform to you where you have to request all merchant haulage triangulations. You can access the portal by registrating via the following link: https://reuse.avantida.com.
To offer you an alternative to our portal it is also possible to triangulate container by using the “traditional way” via our Customer Service Desk.
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April 24, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st May 2015:
April 14, 2015
Notice to Valued Customers: Following the announcement of a Montreal Low Water Surcharge (LWR) for the Trans-Atlantic Trade Westbound from March 6th, 2015, we are pleased to inform you that the LWR will be terminated as of April 19th, 2015.
April 13, 2015
Please be advised of our upcoming scheduled void sailing in May on our LP4 Service.
April 10, 2015
Dear valued customer,
In order to streamline and simplify our cooperation please be informed that OOCL Ltd. Zweigniederlassung Deutschland will start using the online portal Avantida for all container reuse requests starting April 15th 2015.
From this date onward all container reuse requests will exclusively be handled via the Avantida portal. ...
April 02, 2015
In response to the expected low demand over the Chinese Qingming Festival and Easter Holiday, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailing.
March 26, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st April 2015:
March 20, 2015
Notice to Valued Customer: We have announced a Montreal Low Water Surcharge (LWR) for the Trans-Atlantic Trade Westbound.
March 06, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st March 2015:
March 03, 2015
Pursuant to FMC Reg. 46 CFR Sec. 520.3 (d), OOCL has published a General Rate Increase (“GRI”) for the Trans-Atlantic Trade Westbound effective April 1st , 2015.
March 02, 2015
Dear customers,
due to massive changes in the exchange rate between Schweizer Franken and the EURO, the costs for services used in Switzerland are highly increased.
February 12, 2015
Dear Valued Customer,
OOCL will implement a Peak Season Surcharge on the Westbound Trans-Atlantic Trade to the U.S. east coast ports with validity from March 6th, 2015, until further notice. ...
February 06, 2015
Please note below the latest overview of OOCL BAF/CAF levels effective as of 1st February 2015:
January 28, 2015
