Customer Advisory Bulletin

• Spain: Following the National Recovery plan all regions in Spain that are still on phase 0 will be upgraded to phase 1 this week. Those that are already on phase 1 will move to phase 2, meaning that the recovery plan is going smoothly and the sanitary indicators are under control.  Most companies, both public or private, are combining a mix of home office and face-to-face work, to help recover their activities.
   
•  South Africa: Following a severe lockdown period most businesses will be opened with effect 1 June. 
  
  You can also find the latest updates on Americas  HERE.

• United Cargo is modifying our operations at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) as detailed below:
  • Effective 25 May, United Cargo will no longer accept or transport any outbound shipments at RDU.
  • Also, effective 25 May, all inbound and outbound QPK and Life Guard service will be temporarily suspended at RDU.
  • We will continue to accept GEN and EXP shipments inbound to RDU.
  • Note: Any GEN and EXP shipments that arrive on or after 29 May (and any shipments not yet recovered from our RDU freight facility before 29 May) must be recovered at Forward Air's RDU location.
     
• Swiss World Cargo: Following the recent launch of a network of cargo flights, Swiss World Cargo will “continue to fly to different global destinations as part of its cargo network,” says the airline. It serves 11 global destinations and are adding more than 200 weekly flights within Europe as of June 2020.

• Global Port Restrictions: Due to changes implemented by governments over the last few days, there are further port restrictions around the globe. You can find all the updates HERE.
   
• Hapag-Lloyd has announced that as of week 22 the Dakar Express (DEX) will resume regular calls at Lisbon on the southbound leg. By reinstating this call the company says it will offer a reliable connection between Lisbon and Hapag-Lloyd’s global network with competitive transit times. The first vessel which will sail from Lisbon will be Jonni Ritscher Voyage 2020S (ETS Lisbon May 27, 2020). Hapag-Lloyd has also reported that due to operational reasons the Hansa Rendsburg (Voy 2019 S), which is deployed in the Dakar Express Service is delayed by seven days. Currently the vessel is in Antwerp undergoing some emergency repairs.

The U.S. government issued a 30-day ban on travel from Europe and The United Kingdom which will have a significant impact on the movement of trans-Atlantic cargo. GEODIS offers regular flights per week, roundtrip charter flights for cargo between Europe and the United States using the optimal gateways. This new service will connect USA Gateways via Chicago to Liege, Belgium with connecting service to European Gateways. Book now!

• Liege to Shanghai with a scheduled departure on 31 May 2020
   
• Shanghai to Liege with a scheduled departure on  28 and 31 May 2020
   
• Xiamen to Paris(CDG) with a scheduled departure on 26 May and 1 June 2020
   
• Hong Kong to Los Angeles  with a scheduled departure on 26 May 2020
  
  Please reach out to your GEODIS contacts for more information. 

• Frankfurt to Hong Kong Thursdays with an onward journey from Hong Kong to Sydney Fridays arriving Saturdays
   
• Frankfurt to Hong Kong Sundays with an onward journey from Hong Kong to Sydney Mondays arriving Tuesdays
  
  For further info on this service, please view it on the flyer HERE. Please reach out to your GEODIS contacts for more information.

• Storing full import / export containers “off-dock” to avoid high demurrage charges on quay, at carriers’ container terminals.
   
• Finding suitable secure container storage facilities close to the receiver’s premises, where possible, to ensure quick delivery once required.
   
• Unloading of containers and warehousing of cargo for temporary storage.
   
• Solutions through vessel operators to delay shipments in transit or to arrange storage at designated locations.

• Xi´an to Hamburg or Duisburg, via Małaszewicze with approx. 18-day transit time, terminal to terminal for FCL shipments. Planned departures every Monday.
   
• Hamburg or Duisburg to Xi’an, via  Małaszewicze with approx. 18-day transit time, terminal to terminal for FCL shipments. Planned departures every Wednesday.
   
• Chongqing into Duisburg, via Małaszewicze with approx. 18-day transit time, terminal to terminal for LCL shipments. Planned departures every Sunday.
   
• Chongqing into Małaszewicze, with approx. 14-day transit time for LCL shipments. Planned departures every Friday.
   
• Duisburg into Chongqing, via  Małaszewicze with approx. 18-day transit time for LCL shipments. Planned departures every Saturday.
   

• Xi’an to Hamburg via Mukran with approx. 12-day transit time, terminal to terminal for FCL & LCL shipments. Planned departures every Wednesday.
   
• Hamburg to Xi’an via Mukran with approx. 12-day transit time, terminal to terminal for FCL & LCL shipments. Planned departures every Monday.

Market Outlook:

While air cargo volumes diminished rapidly in March, new data for April offers some hope that the decline may be ‘bottoming out’ in parallel with a possible stabilisation of the global economy.  
According to the latest industry intelligence from CLIVE Data Services, in April air freight volumes declined 39%, year-on-year. The data specialist added that “an even greater capacity drop of 45% highlighted the current shortage of air cargo capacity”.
However, optimism could be found in its week-by-week data which revealed that air cargo volumes stabilised from mid-March to mid-April and became “less bad” during the two weeks to 3 May.
According to figures from CLIVE, global air cargo volumes were down, year-on-year, by 47% in the two weeks to 5 April, and 48% in the week to 12 April, before beginning to recover to a 43% deficit the following week and a deficit of 32% in the two weeks to 3 May.
That recovery of volumes broadly mirrored the pattern of capacity, which sank to a low of more than 50% below its 2019 level in the week to 5 April, according to figures from CLIVE, before gradually recovering.CLIVE, which consolidates data shared by a representative group of international airlines, estimates that global air cargo capacity remained down, year-on-year, by as much as 40% in the week to 3 May.

Source, Lloyd's List, 22 May

For the latest statistics on Coronavirus situation, please refer to the link HERE.

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Please rest assured that we will keep you updated of any changes to the current situation. Should you have any concern and/or queries, please feel free to contact your GEODIS Local Representative.

Sincerely Yours,
GEODIS Management Team