Ramadan holiday will delay shipping until September 9

CARRIERS and logistics providers are warning of delays during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan from some Middle Eastern countries with reduced working hours of custom officers slowing down clearing of shipments.

Ramadan will continue until Thursday September 9 affecting the movement of shipments causing some specialists like Dubai-based Move One to charge additional storage fees.

Additionally go-slows and floods in Pakistan are likely to cause delays and backlog at the country's Port Qasim, said Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), with suspension on nearby Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port services IPAK, ISES, and South Africa loop following a collision with its own vessel and a bulk carrier.

In a statement MSC said they would continue to accept bookings on cargo out of North and West Indian inland container depots. "Please note that to prevent the further build-up of cargo backlog at the port, we are suspending all further export bookings for cargo loading ex-Nhava Sheva until further notice."
(Source:www.schednet.com)