27th February, 2008
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"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.
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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:
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David Ball
Corporate Accounts Manager
OOCL (Australia) Pty Ltd
Email: david.ball@oocl.com