CORONAVIRUS

Dear Customers,

due to the numerous reports and checks for infections of unknown cause, to avoid the pandemic spread of Coronavirus, found in the Wuhan area, work activity in China was severely stopped.

At present, the ports are congested due to a lack of operators, the offices are closed and the government has extended the Chinese New Year by a week. For the same reason, transportation is stopped; the situation varies according to the territories and there is no precise information or timing. We are in constant contact with our agents, however we would like to inform you that if there are delays in deliveries / withdrawals in China, and in container emptying / loading operations, they will be attributable to this emergency, which we monitor carefully. We remain available for further information and thank you for your understanding.

NEW 2020 INCOTERMS

With 2020 the new Incoterms come into force. The most significant change concerns the substitution of the DAT in DPU: it is specified that the goods must be unloaded from the vehicle, whatever it is in any place where the agreed delivery place is located.

Another important change concerns insurance when the term is CIF or CIP. While for the first one continues to speak of minimum coverage therefore ICC “C” for CIP the All Risks is expected (ICC “A”).

PROJECT CARGO TO TUNISIA

Abnormal transport of tanks to Tunisia. Quick service because of time critical.

24 hours documentation strictly required for delivery otherwise the goods must came back at the origin.

tunisia

EXPORT FROM INDIA – INDIAN RULES ROF STUFFING CONTAINERS

Cargo moved by ISO containers thru CFS in accordance with the local rules.

india

ABNORMAL CARGO (REACH STACKER) FROM ITALY TO SUDAN

GPC shipped an important batch of Reach Stackers from Italy to Port Sudan.

Abnormal cargo. Over gauge 40 'flat racks.

sudan

NEW RULES TO EXPORT IN ALGERIA

On 25/12 a circular was issued which allows you to negotiate the freight prepaid again, for all shipments to ALGERIA. 

ALGERIA

CONSTANT COMMITMENT IN THE SHIPMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AID

At the end of 1019 Greenshields Project Cargo is still one of MTO Leaders for moving commodity aid cargo to Africa, India, Middle East, Central America, Central Asia.

AIUTI

ABNORMAL CARGO FROM POLAND TO UGANDA

GPC, thanks to its twenty-year long experience in project cargo, recently shipped 10 harvesters oversize from Poland to DDP Nwoya (Uganda) via Kenia.

Abnormal cargo.

MIETITRICI

NEW TURKEY-EUROPE TRAIN CONNECTION NETWORK

The Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has activated new rail connections between Turkey and the ports and the intermodal centers of Western Europe which foresee two rotations per week. The services connect the Halkali Terminal in Istanbul with the seaports of Antwerp and Rotterdam and with the river ports of Duisburg and Ludwigshaven through the Vienna Wiencont terminal in Vienna, from which also provide connections to Budapest. The network is completed by linkss from Ludwigshafen to Schkopau and Schwarzheide, in Germany, and to Busto Arsizio (Milan), in Italy.

Benin – Implementation of ECTN number (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note) / BESC (Bordereau Electronique de Suivi de Cargasion)

GPC advises for import cargo arriving into Benin beginning September 1, 2019, ECTN (Electronic Cargo Tracking Note) will be a mandatory requirement.

The shipper is responsible to advise the ECTN reference to the shipping line during export formalities and to insert the ECTN on the shipping instruction.

Failure to indicate the ECTN number on the bill of lading will delay the import clearance process with local customs authorities.