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23rd September, 2010.

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|"Be willing to abandon your old ideas if someone comes up with something new and better." -– Brian Tracy |

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|Nhava Sheva Update |

|The situation has improved, however, terminal congestion is still causing disruption to cargo movements. The number of |

|containers within the terminal are 36% over capacity Uncertain gate closure at the port, berthing delays and disruptions are |

|expected to continue for some weeks and this is causing problems in operating the terminal efficiently. |

|Improvements are constantly being worked on, however the situation is expected to continue for some weeks. |

|Dangerous Goods Restrictions in Guangzhou Ports |

|National Day, Asian Games & Asian Para Games Period |

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|Guangzhou Ports have proclaimed that the application for Dangerous Goods will be suspended during, |

|The National Day Holiday (30th Sept 2010 to 8th Oct, 2010). |

|Asian Games and Asian Para Games (31st Oct to 1st Jan 2011). |

|There will be no port operations allowed on explosives, virulent and dangerous chemical will be allowed. Additionally storage |

|of these dangerous goods in the terminal areas will be prohibited. |

|New Hazardous Materials Documentation Requirements USA. |

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|Customers shipping Hazardous Materials to or from USA are alerted that new documentation requirements come into force from 1st|

|October, 2010. |

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|The new requirements upgrade the display of the emergency contact number and emergency contact person in case of an incident |

|and who is able to provide technical assistance. |

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|If you are not familiar with this new requirement, please contact Customer Service in you local OOCL office. |

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|European Union Advance Manifest Regulations |

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|To remind all exporters to Europe, that the European Union have announced that there will be a 24 Hour Advanced Manifest |

|Regulation in force effective from 31 December, 2010. The requirements apply to shipments to EU countries, and in addition it |

|will also apply to Foreign Cargo Remaining on Board after a vessel has called to an EU port. Information concerning the data |

|elements required for submission can be found by clicking on European Union Regulation 1875/2006 – Advance Manifest Customers |

|are requested to comply with the EU regulations as non compliance could mean that cargo is prohibited by authorities from |

|loading on board and with additional costs and charges being generated to the shipper. |

|Where to Find OOCL Bunker Surcharge Information |

|and Other Local Charges |

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|Bunker surcharge levels are regularly reviewed. If you wish to access information immediately at any time, the current Bunker |

|Surcharges and other ancillaries at our Public Tariff enquiry page. Alternatively the local charges and Bunker Surcharge |

|relating to the Australia trade are available 24 hours a day on our Local Home Page, on our website / Local/ |

|Australia/ Surcharges or click OOCL - Local Surcharges to go straight to the page. You may wish to Bookmark or add to |

|Favourites for future easy access. |

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|World Maritime Day |

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|“Today is World Maritime Day and it is incumbent upon the Australian community to reflect on the massive contribution that |

|seafarers make to our economic welfare” the Chairman of Shipping Australia said today. |

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|It was pointed out that over 90% of Australia’s foreign trade is carried by sea and Shipping Australia would request that all |

|Australians take a moment today to reflect on the massive and important contribution that seafarers of all nationalities make |

|to ensuring our daily lives are much better than they would otherwise be! |

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|Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Orient Overseas |

|(International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service |

|providers, with more than 280 offices in 55 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian |

|sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west |

|trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of |

|logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information |

|technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: |

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