Customer Advisories

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Notices

Year 2013

• 03 Jan 2013
  APL’s Transatlantic Service GRI

Year 2012

• 10 Dec 2012
  Resumption of Line-Haul Service Call at Dammam Port
• 05 Dec 2012
  Government of Indonesia Issues New Regulations on Imported Horticulture Products
• 28 Nov 2012
  OCU Update
• 22 Nov 2012
  Cargo to Iraq Require Certificate of Origin & Invoice Stamped by Iraqi Embassy at Origin
• 20 Nov 2012
  Rate Adjustments in Reefer Shipments
• 14 Nov 2012
  Pre-Notification of Trans-Shipped Consignments Subject to Veterinary Checks at the Port of Hamburg
• 08 Nov 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 07
• 07 Nov 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 06
• 05 Nov 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 05
• 04 Nov 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 04
• 02 Nov 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 03
• 01 Nov 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 02
• 31 Oct 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY - Update 01
• 30 Oct 2012
  Disruptions and delays in transportation due to HURRICANE SANDY
  Normal operations in PANAMA
• 25 Oct 2012
  Congestion at Dammam Port impacts cargo delivery
• 24 Oct 2012
  Panama Riots Cause Cargo Flow Interruption
• 15 Oct 2012
  Labor Strike at Sokhna Port, Egypt
• 03 Oct 2012
  CX2 Service Termination
• 03 Oct 2012
  Vietnam's Regulation on License Number or Re-Export Code on Bills-of-Lading Covering Importation of Goods for Re-Export
• 01 Oct 2012
  Honduras Tobacco Importer
• 26 Sep 2012
  Canada Rail Vendor Change
• 20 Sep 2012
  Vostochny Customs Regulation
• 24 Aug 2012
  ILA Negotiations Update
• 17 Aug 2012
  U.S. Customs' ACE M1 Manifest Filing
• 01 Aug 2012
  Implementation of Manifest Amendment Fee in Japan
  
• 27 Jul 2012
  OCU Work Action – 2nd Update
  Implementation of Operation Cost Recovery Charges for Imports and Exports in & out of Saudi Arabia
• 20 Jun 2012
  M.V. CSCL Qingdao V180S - Update 01
  
• 18 Jun 2012
  M.V. CSCL Qingdao V180S
  
• 23 May 2012
  TCRC'S 72 Hours Strike Notice To CPR
  
• 22 May 2012
  Guatemala New Customs Regulation - Principle Items
  
• 02 Apr 2012
  Turkey's ENS Regulation - Apply to ABX Black Sea Service
  
• 29 Feb 2012
  M.V. MSC Carole
  
• 29 Feb 2012
  M.V. MOL Maneuver 005E - Update 02
  
• 24 Feb 2012
  M.V. MOL Maneuver 005E - Update 01
  
• 23 Feb 2012
  M.V. MOL Maneuver 005E
  
• 27 Jan 2012
  M.V. Busan Express 04W01
  
• 17 Jan 2012
  M.V. HR Magician V 009 - Update
  
• 10 Jan 2012
  M.V. HR Magician V 009
  

Year 2011

• 12 Dec 2011
  Turkey 24 Hours Rule Regulation - Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
  
• 28 Nov 2011
  Change to IMDG Code Amendment 35 Requiring Vehicles or Machinery Powered by Combustion Engine or Fuel Cell & Using Petrol, Diesel or Gas as Fuel to be Declared as Hazardous Cargo
  
• 22 Nov 2011
  Cigarettes Shipment to Egypt
  
• 02 Nov 2011
  Thailand - Updates
  
• 28 Oct 2011
  Thailand
  
• 19 Oct 2011
  Submission of Seal Number on Shipping Instruction to include both Letter Prefix and Number for Shipment to Ecuador
  
• 05 Oct 2011
  Submission of Consignee's Merchant Registration Number on Shipping Instruction for Shipment to Puerto Rico
  
• 04 Oct 2011
  MV MONDENA
  
• 04 Oct 2011
  Increased Scrutiny of Amendment to Seal Number on Container at Port of Xingang, China
  
• 27 Sep 2011
  Implementation of IMDG Regulation Amendment No.35 by Port Klang Authority for Port Klang North & West Port
  
• 23 Sep 2011
  Disruption at Sokhna Port, Egypt
  
• 29 Aug 2011
  Impact of tropical storm 'IRENE' on operations in the U.S.
  Impact of typhoon 'NANMADOL' on operations in Kaohsiung & Xiamen
• 01 Aug 2011
  Disruption at Port Said East Terminal (SCCT)
• 21 Jul 2011
  Compliance Certificate Required for Certain Commodities Destined to Iraq
• 01 Jul 2011
  APL Chiwan
• 27 Jun 2011
  APL Chiwan - Instructions from General Average Adjuster
• 24 Jun 2011
  Marine Terminal Operators at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Raise Traffic Mitigation Fee
• 23 Jun 2011
  Port Chiwan
• 16 Jun 2011
  Hongkong Port Congestion
• 30 May 2011
  CMA CGM LIBRA
• 24 May 2011
  CMA CGM LIBRA
• 19 May 2011
  CMA CGM LIBRA
• 18 May 2011
  Notice of European Commission visit
• 11 Apr 2011
  MOL Presence sailed Hong Kong
• 01 Apr 2011
  MOL Presence Sails
• 29 Mar 2011
  MOL Presence V026
• 18 Mar 2011
  Japan Status Update
• 16 Mar 2011
  Temporary Suspension of Booking to North Eastern Japan Destinations
• 14 Mar 2011
  Japan's Ports Situation Report
• 04 Mar 2011
  Labour Resumes Work at Port Said East, Egypt
• 01 Mar 2011
  Labour on Strike at Port Said East, Egypt
• 14 Feb 2011
  M.V. NYK Kai
• 08 Feb 2011
  Removing Temporary Suspension of Booking for Dangerous Goods Shipments Departing or Arriving at Thailand Ports on and after 12 April 2011
• 07 Feb 2011
  Egypt's Ports Situation Report
• 01 Feb 2011
  Egyptian Ports Situation Report
• 10 Jan 2011
  Temporary Suspension of Booking for Dangerous Goods Shipments Destined, Relayed or Loaded at Thailand Ports
• 05 Jan 2011
  Temporary Suspension of Booking for Dangerous Goods Shipments Destined, Relayed or Loaded at Thailand Ports
• 03 Jan 2011
  Implementation of IMDG Regulation Amendment No.35 by Japan Maritime Safety Agency

Year: 2010

• 15 Dec 2010
  China Customs Increasing Scrutiny of Inbound/Advance Manifest Data -- Particularly Seal Numbers
• 04 Dec 2010
  M/V Stadt Bremen Grounding Barranquilla, Colombia DOI: November 18, 2010
• 03 Dec 2010
  M/V Stadt Bremen Grounding Barranquilla, Colombia DOI: November 18, 2010
• 02 Dec 2010
  M/V Stadt Bremen Grounding Barranquilla, Colombia DOI: November 18, 2010
• 30 Nov 2010
  Stadt Bremen grounding at Barranquilla, Colombia
• 26 Nov 2010
  Stadt Bremen grounding at Barranquilla, Colombia
• 24 Nov 2010
  Subject: EU Regulation 1875/2006 - Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
• 22 Nov 2010
  Stadt Bremen grounding at Baranquilla, Colombia
• 04 Nov 2010
  Correct positioning of Dangerous Goods Placards on container transported on railroads in Canada and U.S.A.
• 07 Oct 2010
  Maximum Weight Limit for Containers on Union Pacific Railroad
• 04 Oct 2010
  EU Regulation 1875/2006 - Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
• 30 Sep 2010
  United States loaded Freight Remaining On Board (FROB) cargo
• 20 Sep 2010
  Publication of New Mechanical Seal Standard
• 09 Sep 2010
  Lahore Express Delayed at Nhava Sheva, India
• 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