OOCL provides Japan trading update

On Tuesday Hong Kong liner OOCL provided an update on its Japanese services in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and subsequent nuclear plant damage.


OOCL’s vessels which are deployed in three services, KTX 1/2/3, providing connections with a number of Southeast Asian cities via Japan, continue to operate normally.


Grand Alliance services (PAX and NWX), operated by alliance partner Hapag-Lloyd, have seen disruption to calls at the Ports of Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya since March 16, 2011. On March 31, 2011, the Grand Alliance service to and from Nagoya will resume as normal.


“Booking acceptance for shipments to and from Japan continues except for the ports of Sendai, Hitachinaka and Kashima which were badly damaged by the tsunami on March 11, 2011,” OOCL said.


So far, there has been no case of radiation contamination detected on any container onboard OOCL vessels, the liner reported. “We believe that it is equally important that customers keep closely in touch with their suppliers to ensure that the sources of supply are clearly identified prior to booking,” the company suggested.
(Source:http://www.seatrade-asia.com)