It is reported that the overall operation of the Yantian International Terminal has recovered to nearly 70%, and the number of trailers scheduled to enter the gate has increased to 8,000 per day. It is expected that normal operations will resume in the short term.
The latest announcement from Yantian International:
Dear Customer
With the support and guidance of governments at all levels, and under the premise of ensuring that the epidemic is safe and controllable, Yantian International has actively taken measures to steadily resume normal production operations at the port. At present, the operation of Yantian Port is gradually and orderly resumed:
The overall operating capacity of YICT has recovered to about 70% of the normal period;
The density of the storage yard has dropped to 70%, returning to a better level;
Starting at 00:00 on June 15th, ETA-7-day export heavy container entry will be accepted, and the number of scheduled entry trailers will be increased to 8,000 per day, and will gradually be further increased.
With the efforts and support of all parties, YICT will strive to return to normal operating levels as soon as possible. It is initially predicted that the goal of full recovery of production will be basically achieved in the last week of the end of June.
▍ONE and CMA CGM levy a congestion surcharge on refrigerated containers arriving at Yantian Port
It is reported that after ONE announced on June 10 to impose a congestion surcharge of US$1,000 on all refrigerated container cargoes arriving at Yantian Port, on June 14, CMA CGM's official website announced the The reefer container at Yantian Port charges a congestion surcharge of US$1,250.
CMA CGM notified its customers in the announcement that most of the reefer plugs in Yantian Port are currently occupied. Therefore, in order to ensure that your refrigerated goods maintain high quality, it is strongly recommended that you contact your local CMA CGM representative to change the port/destination of unloading. Otherwise, we may be forced to transfer your refrigerated cargo to other ports. In order to pay for the additional cost, CMA CGM will charge a congestion surcharge (PCS) of US$1,250 for all reefer containers to Yantian Port starting from June 11, 2021 (the date of shipment).
Effective date: June 11, 2021 (shipment date) (United States and other regions, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay: effective July 21, 2021, shipment date)
Departure port: all over the world
Port of destination: Yantian Port
Cargo box type: reefer box
Charging standard: US$1250 per refrigerator
Payment method: pay by freight
For vessels that are on the voyage and have diverted, once there is space available at Yantian Port, specific surcharges will be calculated when reloading. If your cargo is affected, CMA CGM's local office will proactively notify you. Please note that all related costs will be borne by the consignee at the time of delivery.
ONE announced the levy of a congestion surcharge of US$1,000 per cold box arriving at Yantian Port
In order to minimize the loss and inconvenience, when the operation is feasible, ONE strives to arrange subsequent transportation from the alternative unloading port to the original destination based on the availability of refrigerated plugs.
In order not to complicate operation restrictions, and to maintain as safe operations as possible under such circumstances, ONE will encourage customers to consider changing the port of destination to other alternative ports, especially for goods that are sensitive to timeliness, such as fresh and refrigerated goods.
At the same time, ONE decided to impose a congestion surcharge of US$1,000 on each container to cover the extra costs incurred due to unexpected but necessary transportation arrangements and related plug fees and monitoring costs. If it is required to change the port of destination (COD) to unload the inbound reefer from Yantian to other alternative ports, CGD and COD management fees can be exempted.
This measure will take effect immediately on all refrigerated container cargoes arriving at Yantian Port from June 10, 2021. For controlled trade, the effective date will be July 11, 2021, until further notice.
