Arrangements to ease port congestion in Yantian

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The Port of Yantian is currently experiencing traffic congestion and high yard occupancy, impacting both inbound and outbound shipments.

Please take note of the following arrangements to ease movements in and around port areas.

Gate-in schedule at Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT)

YICT has announced the following gate-in guidelines over the next week to facilitate yard operations:

From 25 May 2200 hours to 27 May 2359 hours:
  • Gate-in of laden containers suspended
  • Pick-up of empty* or laden containers remain permissible, as per normal
From 28 May 0000 hours to 3 June:
  • Gate-in of laden containers only if load vessel’s ETA is within 4 days
  • Pick-up of empty* or laden containers remain permissible, as per normal

*All empty containers will only be available for pick-up 5 days before ETD.

You are advised to check the latest arrival date of your booked voyage via YICT’s website here prior to gate-in, and to follow the above gate-in guidelines.

Yantian port call omission

To ensure schedule integrity, please be informed that the following vessel voyages will be omitting their Yantian calls:

Service Vessel name Voyage Number Original Yantian ETA
Columbus JAX CMA CGM A. Lincoln OTUIXS1MA 25 May 2021
Columbus JAX APL Dublin OTUHJE1MA 28 May 2021
Mediterranean Club Express 1 CMA CGM Aquila OME9BW1MA 26 May 2021
South East Asia Service Navios Dedication OKRJ9S1MA 26 May 2021
South East Asia Service Jonathan Swift OKRJDS1MA 29 May 2021
Asia South America East Coast 1 Seamax Niantic OAA8KE1MA 27 May 2021
Asia South America East Coast 1 CMA CGM Jacques Junior OAA97W1MA 28 May 2021
French Asia Line 1 APL Raffles OFL9FW1MA 29 May 2021
Russia Far East Express Colette OW8JN1MA 31 May 2021

Kindly contact your local representative if you have any queries or wish to make alternative shipment arrangements.

Meanwhile, we will continue to monitor the situation and to keep you apprised of the latest updates.

We thank you for your business and continued support.

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