Be sure to pay attention to these points when shipping during typhoon days!

When shipping during a typhoon, please pay attention to the following aspects:

During a typhoon, keep an eye on the weather forecast and the path of the typhoon to understand the impact of the typhoon on ships carrying cargo.

Severe weather such as heavy rain and strong winds brought by typhoons will affect the ship's course, speed, and berthing operations, thereby affecting the estimated shipping schedule. Always pay attention to the real-time path of the ship.

Shipping companies will issue ship plan notices based on the severity of the typhoon. If necessary, they will cancel multiple routes or adjust shipping schedules! At the same time, shippers need to pay close attention to the ship’s opening time announced on the terminal’s website, and make reasonable arrangements for picking up boxes, sending pre-allocated manifests, and entering the port!

The cargo loaded in the container must be balanced and cannot be tilted to one end to avoid imbalance. In addition, the packaging should be moisture-proof to avoid damage to the goods caused by moisture.

During a typhoon, the terminal yard will stop or start container pickup and return operations depending on the situation. For shippers who are rushing to meet the shipping date, they must arrange trailers to pick up and return containers to avoid delays as much as possible. In addition, every time after a storm passes, trucks heading to the terminal yard to deliver goods will gather together, causing the roads to be blocked and affecting the progress of picking up and returning containers. Therefore, a certain amount of buffer time must be reserved.

In case of changes in pick-up and return times, changes in shipping schedules, transfers, etc. caused by typhoons, we will contact customers immediately to notify them and reassure them.

Shipping companies will generally waive the costs of transshipment, customs clearance and customs clearance due to typhoons. However, shipping companies generally do not exempt or reduce overdue container shipping fees and storage fees due to delays. Explain the situation to the customer.

The heavy rainfall brought by the typhoon will cause the water level to be too high, and the containers at the bottom of the terminal will be partially soaked, causing damage to the goods in the containers. Once you encounter such a situation, you should contact the terminal as soon as possible to check the damage to the goods. In addition, violent storms may also cause some tower cranes to collapse, destroy ships or container cargo, etc. These must be handled in a reasonable manner as soon as possible to reduce and control losses.

Among marine insurance, it is most convenient to purchase "all risks" insurance. Its coverage is Ping An insurance, water damage insurance and all or part of the loss of the insured goods due to external causes during transportation. External reasons only refer to theft, failure to pick up the goods, rain, short quantity, mixing, contamination, leakage, damage, odor, moisture and heat, hook damage, cracked packaging, rust damage.