The Latest Shipping Update On China – Week 4

Shipping during Chinese New Year is looking very different this year. China is normally party to the world’s biggest migration with around 3 billion journeys taking place. This number is likely to drop significantly this year due to COVID restrictions and recommendations.

Authorities discourage Spring Festival travel

• More confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 were reported in some Chinese provinces and cities. As a result, people have been strongly recommended to avoid nonessential travel during the Spring Festival holiday to reduce the
  risk of the virus spreading.
• The Spring Festival holiday (11-17 Feb 2021), is a traditional Chinese festival when people return home to reunite with family. However, considering the current situation, people are advised not to travel and to instead celebrate the festival where they work and live.
• The notice from authorities stated that: “All people should spend the holiday locally and reduce travel to the minimum, particularly in areas with high risks of COVID-19 outbreak.”
• It added that people working for government organs and State-owned enterprises should take the lead in staying put.
• The notice said online and offline stores and supermarkets, as well as express companies, will be supported in staying open during the holiday. This is so that people’s needs will be well met.
• In low-risk areas, libraries, museums, theaters, parks and stadiums can be open to meet people’s needs for diverse activities. Of course, this comes with a provision that measures on the control and prevention of COVID-19 should be strictly applied.
• To help reduce nonessential travel and lower the risk of the virus spreading, the Civil Aviation Administration of China released a notice on Tuesday saying that tickets for flights from Jan 28 to March 8 can be returned or changed once without extra charge.
• At the same time, some provinces, cities and regions have come up with attractive offers to encourage people to stay put during the holiday.

For all the information about shipping during Chinese New Year, crew change updates, and port information , see this week’s report (week 3). This comes direct from our agent in China and Singapore, Ocean Favor – the biggest non-state-owned shipping agency in China.

Together with Ocean Favor, we manage port calls in Basuo, Beihai, Changshu, Dalian, Dandong, Dongguan, Dongying, Fuzhou / Kemen, Guangzhou, Hongkong, Huanghua, Jiangyin, Jingtang / Caofeidian, Jinzhou, Lianyungang, Longkou, Maoming, Nanjing, Nantong/Rugao, Ningbo Ningde, Panjin, Penglai, Qingdao / Dongjiakou, Qinhuangdao, Qinzhou, Quanzhou, / Meizhouwan, Rizhao, Shantou, Shenzhen, Singapore, Taicang, Taizho,Tianjin, Xiamen, Yangjiang, Yangpu, Yantai, Yingkou, Zhangjiagang, Zhanjiang, Zhapu, Zhenjiang, Zhoushan and Zhuhai.

Do you have vessels in China and Singapore and need someone who will help you navigate increased COVID measures and solve shipping problems before they have even happened? Contact MasOceans SA and together with our local partners, Ocean Favor, your port calls will run smoothly.

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