Customer Advisories

Keeping You Current

Our #1 commitment is providing container-transportation service and information of the highest quality.

To help you manage your supply chain under fast changing situations, we are augmenting the service information available on apl.com with additional regional information.

New notice on Customer Advisory

Please be advised that effective February 11th, 2008 the Eastern Region office is moving. Our new address will be:

American President Lines
1085 Morris Avenue, Suite 200
Union, NJ 07083
Phone: (908) 977-1700
Fax: (908) 977-1704

Notices

Year: 2010

• 27 Aug 2010
  APL Balboa Delayed at Haifa, Israel
• 20 Aug 2010
  Nhava Sheva Port Update
• 11 Aug 2010
  Temporary Closure of Nhava Sheva Port
• 30 Jul 2010
  U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rule
• 27 Jul 2010
  UP Rail Ramp Change in Chicago
• 29 Jun 2010
  EU Regulation 1875/2006 – Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
• 24 Jun 2010
  High Water in Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan
• 07 May 2010
  Maximum Weight Limit for Containers on Union Pacific Railroad
• 11 Mar 2010
  Chile Status Update
• 08 Mar 2010
  Chile Status Update
• 02 Mar 2010
  Chile Status Update
• 27 Jan 2010
  Revision to the "General Rules of International Commerce" Applying to All Shipments to and from Mexico
• 25 Jan 2010
  Customer Advisory for the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai, China

Year: 2009

• 31 Dec 2009
  New Regulations Governing the Import of Used Cars to Yemen
• 23 Dec 2009
  New Dominican Republic Customs Regulation on Inbound Bills of Lading
• 19 Nov 2009
  Holiday Embargo On Reefer Container Traffic Moving Within Canada
• 19 Nov 2009
  International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code Amendment 34 - New Marine Pollutant Mark
• 12 Nov 2009
  Mexican Customs Bulletin 245 - Bill of Lading requirements
• 28 Oct 2009
  InfluenzaA H1N1 Preparedness Planning
• 24 Sep 2009
  Submission of ISF-5 for FROB, IE and T&E shipments
• 05 Aug 2009
  APL & APL Logistics' Customer Communciation Policy
• 22 Jul 2009
  Requirement of shipper of dangerous goods to submit ERAP to Transport Canada
• 09 Jul 2009
  Guatemala Customs Regulation - No Splitting of BL
• 07 Jul 2009
  Honduras Update
• 03 Jul 2009
  Incident involving MOL Prosperity
• 02 Jul 2009
  Honduras Update
• 01 Jul 2009
  Political Unrest in Honduras
• 30 Jun 2009
  China's Rule on Advance Manifest (Degree No. 172 of General Administration of Customs) - Update
• 09 Jun 2009
  New Colombian customs regulation on inbound Bills of Lading
• 29 May 2009
  Impact of Earthquake on operations in Hondursa
• 08 May 2009
  New Regulations governing the Import of Used Cars to Saudi Arabia
• 30 Apr 2009
  Swine Flu Advisory
• 09 Apr 2009
  Weight Restriction on Imports to select locations in Philippines
• 30 Mar 2009
  Pre-shipment Inspection required for shredded scrap cargo to India
• 24 Mar 2009
  Dutch Customs' Requirement for Cargo Descriptions to conform to Guidelines of Acceptable Terms
• 12 Mar 2009
  New Canadian Requirements for Wood Packaging Material from China
• 10 Mar 2009
  Consolidation of U.S. Freight/Cashiering Offices to a Centralized Location
• 27 Feb 2009
  Penalty for failure to indicate "Country of Origin" with permanent markings on packages/cartons/boxes on cargo destined to Saudi Arabia
• 30 Jan 2009
  Penalty for un-palletized Cargo Arriving Riyadh Dry Port, Saudi Arabia
• 19 Jan 2009
  10 + 2 Requirements for Maritime Cargo Carriers and Importers
• 09 Jan 2009
  TAES Export Processing - Enforcemeny with Penalty

Year: 2008

• 28 Nov 2008
  Taiwan Quarantine Bureau - Compliance to International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) #15 Standard for Wood Packing Materials (WPM) entering Taiwan
• 27 Nov 2008
  Implementation of Submission of Importer Exporter Code (IEC) for Bills of Lading Destined for India's Ports
• 21 Nov 2008
  Canadian Pacific Railway - Reduction in Payload
• 20 Oct 2008
  China's New Rule on Advance Manifest (Decree No. 172 of General Administration of Customs)
• 01 Oct 2008
  Southern California Ports' Clean Trucks Program Update
• 26 Sep 2008
  AES Export Processing Update - Homeport Availability
• 22 Sep 2008
  AES Export Processing for U.S. Customs & Border Protection UPDATE
• 05 Sep 2008
  AES Export Processing for U.S. Customs & Border Protection
• 22 Aug 2008
  APL Announces Individual Tariffs and Charges in Europe Trades
• 21 Jul 2008
  AES Export Processing for U.S. Customs & Border Protection
• 01 Jul 2008
  All Containers in Transit to the U.S. Will Require High-Security Seals
• 19 Jun 2008
  Rail Shipments to/from Midwest - Update #3
• 18 Jun 2008
  Rail Shipments to/from Midwest - Update #2
• 17 Jun 2008
  Update - Flooding in Midwest and Impact to Rail Operations
• 13 Jun 2008
  Union Pacific Railroad Embargo
• 16 May 2008
  New regulations on control of Dangerous Goods Operation at Shanghai Port during the Olympic season
• 01 May 2008
  Customer Advisory - West Coast Work Stoppage
• 29 Feb 2008
  Customer Advisory to Importers & Exporters for Brazil Introduction of "Siscarga" by Brazil Customs Authority (for Europe/Asia regions)
• 23 Feb 2008
  Customer Advisory to Importers & Exporters for Brazil Introduction of "Siscarga" by Brazil Customs Authority (for Americas regions)

Year: 2007

• 05 Dec 2007
  Philippines Customs Guidelines Update
• 16 Aug 2007
  Tiger Spirit
• 15 Aug 2007
  Mexico AMS
• 02 Aug 2007
  Follow-up on 24-hour Rule Advance Manifest for Mexico
• 26 Jul 2007
  Contract settlement reached in Southern California
• 25 Jul 2007
  Southern California labor negotiations update
• 17 Jul 2007
  Progress in talks between ILWU and Employers (Ocean Carriers and Marine Terminal Operators)
• 06 Jun 2007
  24 hour Rule Advance Manifest for Mexico
• 07 Mar 2007
  USCBP 10+2 Initiative
• 26 Jan 2007
  Japan to introduce Advance Manifest Rule
• 05 Jan 2007
  Labor Issues and Port Congestion in Balboa, Panama

Year: 2006

• 31 Oct 2006
  Data Center Migration
• 19 Oct 2006
  Security Alert - Internet Fraud
• 01 Sep 2006
  Hyundai Garnet: Steering Problem
• 08 Aug 2006
  APL Italy: Rudder Problem (Update)
• 27 Jul 2006
  APL's Upgrading of Data Exchange Gateway
• 23 May 2006
  Avian Flu Response Plan
• 03 May 2006
  Hyundai Fortune: Your Cargoes On-carriage Arrangement
• 24 Apr 2006
  New Delhi Express: Grounding at Port Newark, New Jersey
• 18 Apr 2006
  MOL Initiative: Further information on General Average and Salvage Security requirements
• 11 Apr 2006
  APL Panama Update
• 10 Apr 2006
  Hyundai Fortune: Currently under tow to Salalah Port
• 10 Apr 2006
  Fire extinguished on the MOL Initiative
• 31 Mar 2006
  Weight restrictions for container cargoes to be imposed in India
• 28 Mar 2006
  Tighter invoice and packing list requirements for Pakistan import shipments
  Mandatory requirement for Cargo Control Numbers - Canada
• 23 Jan 2006
  US Government Enforcement Begins February 1, 2006 for Wooden Pallets and Crates
• 01 Jan 2006
  Railroads embargo all hazardous commodities with Poison Inhalation Hazards