27th February, 2008 OOCL Link "Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”... Og Mandino Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) Expiry Dates The Peak Season surcharges on the Asian import trades have now expired. The PSS on cargo from North Asia expired on 11th February, 2008. The PSS on cargo from South East Asia expired 21 February, 2008. High Security Seals (HSS) requirements on shipments to Taiwan. Taiwan government is enforcing the requirement to have line high security seals on every container. It is also required that the full container seal number is included in the manifest when submitting. If the line HSS seal is not attached then it needs to be done in Taiwan; at additional time and expense. Cargo may also be delayed. Currently OOCL is not charging for attaching seals at destination, but it may be reviewed at a later date. Sample of OOCL High Security Seal. All alpha digits including the OOL, need to be included to comply with Taiwan Seals are provided by the empty container depot at Customs regulations. In time of container release. They may also be obtained this sample OOLABN3100 from any OOCL office. Please record the full number of the seals, including all alpha digits on the shipping instruction. Overweight Containers Recently publicity of maritime disasters has highlighted the issue of overloaded container and wrongly-declared container weights. Overloaded and wrongly declared container weights pose severe safety and OH&S issues when the numbers are aggregated. It also has implications for the Chain of Responsibility laws in Australia. Incorrect weights can impact vessel stability and stack weight limitations. It can lead to accidents causing death and injury. All customers are strongly encouraged to declare the correct weight at time of booking and amended if needed after packing and upon entering the transport system. . Non Acceptance of DG Cargoes UN 1415 & UN1418 Due to safety regulations for the carriage of Lithium and Magnesium Alloys and Powder, OOCL advise that effective immediately these Dangerous Goods under UN1415 & UN1418 can no longer be accepted Bunker Surcharge Summary For convenience we are including a summary of the Bunker Surcharges that will be in effect on 1st February, 2008. Area Bound Level US$ Effective Date China, Hong Kong, Japan, North US$425/20’ 21st Dec 2007 Korea US$850/40’ Taiwan North US$425/20’ 5th Jan 2008 US$850/40’ China, Hong Kong, Japan, South US$425/20’ 21st Dec 2007 Korea US$850/40’ Taiwan South US$425/20’ 5th Jan 2008 US$850/40’ South East Asia, Sub North US$225/20’ 30th Nov 2007 Continent and Middle East US$380/40’ South East Asia, Sub South US$580/20’ 1st Feb 2008 Continent and Middle East US$1160/40’ South East Asia, Sub South US$560/20’ 1st Apl 2008 Continent and Middle East US$1120/40’ Europe/UK North US$360/20’ 11 Dec 2007 US$720/40’ Europe/UK South US$510/20’ 1st Feb 2008 US$1020/40’ OOCL surcharges are available 24 hours a day on our website www.oocl.com / Local/ Australia/ Surcharges or click OOCL - Local Surcharges to go straight to the page. You may wish to Bookmark or add to Favourites for future easy access. Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchangelisted Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 230 offices in 58 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: www.oocl.com If you wish to be removed from this mailing list, please email reply stating ‘Unsubscribe’ in the email header David Ball Corporate Accounts Manager OOCL (Australia) Pty Ltd Email: david.ball@oocl.com